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Old 02-19-2024, 11:57 PM   #142
3757chevy
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Re: 1968 C10 Suburban

I replaced the fuel tank and sending unit in Oct '22 and one day last year the fuel gauge stopped working . One time it actually did work but quit again . I been writing down my mileage so I could keep track and not run out ... Well , I haven't looked at my 'lil notebook lately and OOPS , I ran out about a half mile from the house . When it died I thought OH NO WTF and then I looked at my notebook and realized I haven't put gas in since Dec 17th. I went around 246 miles since then , I walked to the house and grabbed a can that I keep for the mowers . There was less than a gallon in it , so when I put that in and got it running I went back to town (about 3 miles) . I ended up putting in 19.3 gallons , that comes up a little less than 13 miles per gallon. I also filled my can for the mowers in case I need it . I was going to take the instrument cluster out and change the gauge to see if that was the problem, but the funny thing is now the fuel gauge is working ... I also took my shift lever out of the column and sprayed PB Blaster in and got it loosened up 'cause it was getting hard to shift it into reverse and park .
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