2000 Pontiac Bonneville

Tiny
RYANPFOSTER
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  • 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 108,000 MILES
My fuel guage goes back and forth between empty and full and in between constantly. I know it is a short but how do I repair the short and with what?
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 AT 11:53 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Chances are the "rheostat" that is attached to the float in the fuel tank is bad. It is a simple resister that only allows so much power to go to the gauge based on how high or low the fuel in the tank is.
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Sunday, April 18th, 2010 AT 11:27 PM

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