tests for truck

From : tim

Q: hi - two days ago the fuel gauge in my 97 dodge ram stopped working - read empty fuel light on even though i knew i had plenty. so... i did group searching this is a great group btw and figured i was in for a sender replacement. today on the way to work i um -happened- to drive across a traffic island to avoid a slowdown. when i landed boing the gauge started working again. what are the odds of this being a somewhat permanent fix if it happens again should i just drive willy-nilly over concrete barriers and save some money thanks -scott ok the last one was facetious - .

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From : roy

nope just 2 leads and youre done. -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ice angels actually yes you can change just the float...about $40.00 for the part. but the actual contacts are likely part of the pump assembly. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author actually yes you can change just the float...about $40.00 for the part. -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ice angels the contacts are dirty or worn out on the fuel level float. they are open contacts and sometimes they get crudded over but most of the time they just wear out. you cannot just change the float it is integerated into the fuel pump. a new fuel pump is around $180.00 dollars. coasty hi - two days ago the fuel gauge in my 97 dodge ram stopped working - read empty fuel light on even though i knew i had plenty. so... i did group searching this is a great group btw and figured i was in for a sender replacement. today on the way to work i um -happened- to drive across a traffic island to avoid a slowdown. when i landed boing the gauge started working again. what are the odds of this being a somewhat permanent fix if it happens again should i just drive willy-nilly over concrete barriers and save some money thanks -scott ok the last one was facetious - .

From : coasty uscgret at comcast dot net

actually yes you can change just the float...about $40.00 for the part. but the actual contacts are likely part of the pump assembly. -- max there are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty soap ballot jury and ammo. please use in that order. -ed howdershelt author actually yes you can change just the float...about $40.00 for the part. -- ------------------------------------------ laszlo almasi cool toys formerly carolina watercraft works ice angels the contacts are dirty or worn out on the fuel level float. they are open contacts and sometimes they get crudded over but most of the time they just wear out. you cannot just change the float it is integerated into the fuel pump. a new fuel pump is around $180.00 dollars. coasty hi - two days ago the fuel gauge in my 97 dodge ram stopped working - read empty fuel light on even though i knew i had plenty. so... i did group searching this is a great group btw and figured i was in for a sender replacement. today on the way to work i um -happened- to drive across a traffic island to avoid a slowdown. when i landed boing the gauge started working again. what are the odds of this being a somewhat permanent fix if it happens again should i just drive willy-nilly over concrete barriers and save some money thanks -scott ok the last one was facetious - .