I am having the some problem with the fuel gauge as well, I dont know if its related. It happened once a long time ago and just came back, the fuel needles drops fast and fuel light comes on....however now i also experience a heavy engine bog andloss of power.( almost at the same time as fuel went down)The car slowed to 40mph and then kicked right back in??? luckily I was only a mile from home and it seemed to run good after the miss. I'm not sure if these 2 are related or not? Either way I need some help. The car also needs a headgasket replaced, but It hasnt leaked for a long time...and its not currently.I check the fluid levels every time I drive it and only drive it a few miles to work and back. At first I was thinking that it was probably the fuel filter, but now I'm not thinking so. I went out tonight to mess with it a little and it had a miss in it again!....the motor would bog a little and then take right off, I gave it a little gas and it made a nice loud screatching noise. When I first started it, itsounded like the A/C was on and there was a problem with it ( however the switch was off )....such as being stuck or perhaps a bearing on the belt was out....( It sounded like it was in that area) I could see this being a reason for the loss of power and also explain the noise??? But i'm not sure....to be honest....I have no idea!? Its possible that they are not related....but they both came about at the same time (THIS time it happened RIGHT after gas light came on and gauge went down....with in a mile, but the fuel gauge has done that before with no other problems) I have checked and I do have fuel and see no apparent leaks....Like i said...this did happen once before, about 2 months ago....I had a half a tank and the needle dropped and light came on...I made it home. I looked for any obvious leaks and didnt see any, the next morning i started it up and the gauge was back up to where it should be...I see now that this is a somewhat common problem. I do not currently have the CEL up, but it has been onin the past. So I will check it out tom. and see what codes it gives me. But if anyone might have a clue whats going on....PLEASE let me know. I am thinking that these are NOT related problems......but idk....I need any advice i can get!

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