Fuel gages rarely go bad, nor do the senders.
Check the fuse. If it gets a bad seat or corrosion on the contacts, it could
cause this problem. So can any other connection in the wire to the sender in
the tank, so check any connections, even the ones on the gage in the
instrument panel.
The fuel sender and the pump are two different items. The pump has nothing
to do with the gage being erratic. The fuel sender is in the gas tank and
the tank usually has to be dropped to get to it, so, it is a chore, but like
I said, it rarely goes bad. It can be replaced
A shaky fuse or just a bad fuse seat is a likely cause.
The tank sending unit is relatively easy to check if you can get to the wire
that goes to the sending unit near the tank someplace.
Just short the end of the wire to ground, that goes to the fuel gage and the
gage should read full all the time. If it doesn't, there is something wrong
besides the sending unit.
Anyway, whether you can check these things or not, yes the fuel sending unit
can be replaced.
--
Bob Noble
http://www.sonic.net/bnoble
"AJay" <AJay.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:d34j44d4bgt83fom7t3iteid153skd70qh@4ax.com...
> Need help/info. I have a 1999 Forester AWD with Automatic
> transmission. Two days ago the fuel gauge started reading very
> erratic. I just filled the tank and it's bouncing everywhere between
> full and almost empty.
>
> Question: Can the sending unit(s) be replaced or does the pump have to
> be replaced also. Has anyone else had this problem and what is my
> best course of action?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> A.J.
>
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