gas gauge

2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
327,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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NOTAPROMIKE
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is my gas gauge fused? It quit working all of a sudden.
Nov 25, 2010 at 2:17 PM
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WRENCHTECH
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It's probably a bad sending unit inside the fuel tank. Unplug the harness and jump the purple wire to ground (without damaging it) and them momentarily turn the key on. If the gauge shoots to full, the tank sender is bad.
Nov 25, 2010 at 2:34 PM
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NOTAPROMIKE
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so there is no fuse to check first? Thanks
Dec 2, 2010 at 2:57 PM