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Corvette Tech Questions & DIY
Fuel gauge problem
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<blockquote data-quote="Riley P" data-source="post: 127941" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>My 2000 does (or did) that, once I hit 1/3 of a tank, the needle would drop off the face of the earth. With about 1/8 of a tank left, it would come back to let me know I'm about to run out of fuel. One explanation was a gummed up rheostat, where the sensor would hit a dead zone. I used a couple of bottles of Sea Foam over a couple of tanks and the problem has mostly been gone. Others state that the sulfur in the fuel corrodes the sending unit so it can't be restored, so maybe I am lucky with there being a bit of a film. In my old workplace we cleaned our circuit boards by soaking them in toluene, which is also an octane boost! We had 5 gallon pails of the stuff, but I moved to another job before I could test it out, however, I bet that would clean any film off the sensors. And, if you were to do this option, do some research first to make sure you're comfortable with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Riley P, post: 127941, member: 2"] My 2000 does (or did) that, once I hit 1/3 of a tank, the needle would drop off the face of the earth. With about 1/8 of a tank left, it would come back to let me know I'm about to run out of fuel. One explanation was a gummed up rheostat, where the sensor would hit a dead zone. I used a couple of bottles of Sea Foam over a couple of tanks and the problem has mostly been gone. Others state that the sulfur in the fuel corrodes the sending unit so it can't be restored, so maybe I am lucky with there being a bit of a film. In my old workplace we cleaned our circuit boards by soaking them in toluene, which is also an octane boost! We had 5 gallon pails of the stuff, but I moved to another job before I could test it out, however, I bet that would clean any film off the sensors. And, if you were to do this option, do some research first to make sure you're comfortable with it. [/QUOTE]
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