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98 ram 1500 5.2

Old Mar 7, 2017 | 09:29 AM
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And, then, maybe your "new" overhead console is bad...
 
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Old Mar 7, 2017 | 07:36 PM
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I was just gettingg ready to post the truck it came out of has the smaller tank I have the 35gal tank would the dealership be able to program it to make it know I have the 35gal tank
 
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Old Mar 7, 2017 | 07:37 PM
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Witch could explain the gas mileage as it's thinking it's looking more gas then it really is
 
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Old Mar 7, 2017 | 07:52 PM
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On that, I don't know...... That would be one for the dealership to answer.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2017 | 09:58 PM
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So I've been thinking about your DTE problem...

The truck may "know" ( or more likely, thinks it knows) how much fuel it has used but how does it know how or when fuel gas been added. Therefore:

1) there should be a reset button or some other way to let the gauge know that you filled up

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2) there should be some kind of sensor in the tank or on the sending unit to tell it how much fuel us in the tank.

I really have not gone into the wiring for this yet but I'll try to soon. Have you checked into it yet?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 09:01 AM
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On the newer trucks, I think the gas gauge already goes thru the pcm, before the info gets to the cluster. (98 and up)
 
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