1998 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 gas gauge
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1998 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 gas gauge
hello once again. I have a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 2wd 195K
i have a issue with my gas gauge. Iv searched for about two days and no one is really have the same problem I have. I drive about 42.5 miles round trip to work and back five days a week. But lately I filled up on Wednesday last week and didn’t drive this weekend at all. Just a start up after and before the oil change.
anyways. On Friday last week I went to pick up my daughter from my moms house and her drive way is kinda steep and I parked my truck got my daughter and started the truck up and it showed haft a tank. No big deal it always fixes itself after I drive on a straight away for a couple of mins. But this time it did not fix itself. My mom lives around 13 miles from me up hill to my house and down hill to her house. Anyways since my gas gauge didn’t fix itself like ussally. I parked my truck and today ( Monday ) I went to work and I started up the truck and it showed slightly under haft a tank. And drive to work 22.25 miles alway and drove home. And now I have less then a quarter tank?
i know I am not running rich. Don’t smell fuel. No black or blue smoke. No oil in the plenum, spark plugs look good. Wires routed correctly and cap and rotor are brand new. Oil just changed. Air filter clean. No CEL I drive normal, not heavily footed. No jack rabbited
anyways long story short. Could this be my fuel pump float? Or something wrong in my instrumental panel?
i have a issue with my gas gauge. Iv searched for about two days and no one is really have the same problem I have. I drive about 42.5 miles round trip to work and back five days a week. But lately I filled up on Wednesday last week and didn’t drive this weekend at all. Just a start up after and before the oil change.
anyways. On Friday last week I went to pick up my daughter from my moms house and her drive way is kinda steep and I parked my truck got my daughter and started the truck up and it showed haft a tank. No big deal it always fixes itself after I drive on a straight away for a couple of mins. But this time it did not fix itself. My mom lives around 13 miles from me up hill to my house and down hill to her house. Anyways since my gas gauge didn’t fix itself like ussally. I parked my truck and today ( Monday ) I went to work and I started up the truck and it showed slightly under haft a tank. And drive to work 22.25 miles alway and drove home. And now I have less then a quarter tank?
i know I am not running rich. Don’t smell fuel. No black or blue smoke. No oil in the plenum, spark plugs look good. Wires routed correctly and cap and rotor are brand new. Oil just changed. Air filter clean. No CEL I drive normal, not heavily footed. No jack rabbited
anyways long story short. Could this be my fuel pump float? Or something wrong in my instrumental panel?
Last edited by Bigred128; 12-05-2017 at 12:12 AM.
#2
You saying it was full and parking on an incline showed half a tank? That's bad.
The gauges are weird on these trucks but it seems like yours is bad for sure. I think its a sensor on the pump assy in the tank. Never had to tear into it yet.
Mine takes 4 gallons before the needle moves and light comes on at 5 left. Each hash is 2 gallons. When I park on a hill, it usually moves half a hash mark.
The gauges are weird on these trucks but it seems like yours is bad for sure. I think its a sensor on the pump assy in the tank. Never had to tear into it yet.
Mine takes 4 gallons before the needle moves and light comes on at 5 left. Each hash is 2 gallons. When I park on a hill, it usually moves half a hash mark.
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Yea I parked on a incline and I have 3/4 of a tank before I parked there and then I had haft. And the whole way home is a incline. I firgure it probably is the fuel
pump float. I don’t want to spend money on one, if someone else has a idea I can check first
pump float. I don’t want to spend money on one, if someone else has a idea I can check first
Last edited by Bigred128; 12-05-2017 at 10:58 AM.
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