gas gage issues

[pbatemon]

I have a 2001 dodge ram v6 and at random times the gas gage will just stop reading, the gas light will also come on, I replaced the the fuel sender unit a few months back, it seemed to have fixed the problem for a few weeks, now recently (been happening for about a week) has started again, sometimes if I cycle the key a few times it will read once more, any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks!

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[Brad]

Might want to double check electrical connections on a intermittent issue like that.

[EricTheCarGuy]

+1, I would also recommend checking the electrical wiring and connections. Given the behavior, I don’t think it would be an issue inside the cluster. I think you may find the problem in the wires or a connector somewhere. If you strike out there, you might want to recheck the installation of the sending unit to see if it’s in good order.

http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/solving-automotive-electrical-problems

Good luck and keep us posted

[pbatemon]

I have checked all the connections, and I haven’t been lucky, it’s worked for the last 3 days then suddenly stopped move more, I will be removing the bed Thursday and attempting to clean the contacts on the fuel sender, I read online sometimes they get gummed up and dirty, I will let you know how it goes!

[none]

My immediate concern would be the brand of fuel pump used. I have a lot of experience with Airtex fuel pumps. They’re usually the most commonly available pump at auto parts stores and I’ve personally experienced well over a 75% failure rate with them. I just put an Airtex pump into a truck a couple weeks ago and immediately had to reschedule my customer for the warranty repair because the sending unit was no good in it.

[pbatemon]

Have you had any luck with cleaning the contacts of the fuel sender off? I saw someone say it on a dodge dorm, I really don’t wanna blow another $200 on a fuel assembly, but right now I’m just counting miles to fill up. Kinda scary

[Andrew Phillips]

Did you put on a new float or re-use the old one? If you re-used the old one, that might be the problem, as it could be cracked or saturated with fuel. Bad floats have caused intermittent faults such as this.

[pbatemon]

I believe it was a brand new float, but I will check it, I’m gonna pull the assembly out and see what’s going on, thank you all for the input, I will keep you all posted!

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