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I also grounded fuel pump light and it does work (bulb) but it did not ever come on but I filled up cause I was worried how low the actual gauge was.
I also grounded fuel pump light and it does work (bulb) but it did not ever come on but I filled up cause I was worried how low the actual gauge was.
So with the car cutting out at approx 1/2 tank and around 200 miles on odometer I pulled sending unit out and inspected it, cleaned it, tested it etc, then pulled fuel pump and inspected it, checked small fuel hose from top of pump to fuel line for leaks etc re-installed it, checked baffles in tank and checked for dirt, loose material in tank (very clean). Drove it till I got to 330 miles and to where I thought it would cause low fuel light to come on and I could not get it to sputter and die like it was doing. Turned hard corners and braked hard trying to get it to do it and it wouldn’t die. Sorry I don’t have a exact diagnosis of what it was but it was either the pump or the sending unit. Have not emptied second tank yet to see if it will die again but thanks for all your help sounds like it may be fixed. Also when I did fil up I put 14.3 gallons in tank.
So with the car cutting out at approx 1/2 tank and around 200 miles on odometer I pulled sending unit out and inspected it, cleaned it, tested it etc, then pulled fuel pump and inspected it, checked small fuel hose from top of pump to fuel line for leaks etc re-installed it, checked baffles in tank and checked for dirt, loose material in tank (very clean). Drove it till I got to 330 miles and to where I thought it would cause low fuel light to come on and I could not get it to sputter and die like it was doing. Turned hard corners and braked hard trying to get it to do it and it wouldn’t die. Sorry I don’t have a exact diagnosis of what it was but it was either the pump or the sending unit. Have not emptied second tank yet to see if it will die again but thanks for all your help sounds like it may be fixed. Also when I did fil up I put 14.3 gallons in tank.
My plan tomorrow is to check the pump and try and look inside tank. One thing I tried because it was a quick thing to try and i wanted to see what would happen is– I found someone that said they had same problem and replaced sending unit and it never happened again. This does not make any sense to me but i figured id try it so i unplugged the sending unit and tried driving the car like that. Surprised me and wouldnt even start. So this tells me sending unit has a say whether the car runs or not. also its one of the only things that knows when fuel is at half tank which is when the problem starts and gets worse. So tomorrow ill be checking pump, tank, and sending unit.
My plan tomorrow is to check the pump and try and look inside tank. One thing I tried because it was a quick thing to try and i wanted to see what would happen is– I found someone that said they had same problem and replaced sending unit and it never happened again. This does not make any sense to me but i figured id try it so i unplugged the sending unit and tried driving the car like that. Surprised me and wouldnt even start. So this tells me sending unit has a say whether the car runs or not. also its one of the only things that knows when fuel is at half tank which is when the problem starts and gets worse. So tomorrow ill be checking pump, tank, and sending unit.
Everything I have found says I have 17 gallon tank so if I’ve only drove 170 miles I should have plenty of fuel left (like gauge says).