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Old Oct 9, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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Ok this gauge is starting to really annoy me. When my gauge reads a little over a 1/4 tank of gas the car dies because theirs no fuel in the tank i know this because i went and put gas in it and was fine but when the gauge reads a little over a 1/4 tank car bogs down and dies do to no gas can anyone help me out and figure out what the problem is?
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 01:03 AM
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anyone got any ideas of what it is ive tried techron several times and still the same
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Old Oct 10, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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How much fuel does it take to fill the tank after the car "dies"?
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With the tanks almost empty, add TWO cans of Seafoam, or go ahead and buy a gallon for about $45 and add a quart of Seafoam to the almost empty tanks. Fill completely. You may need to do this a couple of times. If the problem doesn't improve, the level sensor/sender unit needs to be replaced.

And, filling the tank and driving it a bunch to empty the tank isn't as good as loading up with Seafoam and letting the tank sit full to have the cleaning agent in contact with the fouled sensor.

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the fuel pump is in the gas tnak and is cooled by the gasoline. depending on the year, the fuel filer is also located in the gas tank.

I suspect your have a fuel pump/fuel filter issue.
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Originally Posted by cruisemon
With the tanks almost empty, add TWO cans of Seafoam, or go ahead and buy a gallon for about $45 and add a quart of Seafoam to the almost empty tanks. Fill completely. You may need to do this a couple of times. If the problem doesn't improve, the level sensor/sender unit needs to be replaced.

And, filling the tank and driving it a bunch to empty the tank isn't as good as loading up with Seafoam and letting the tank sit full to have the cleaning agent in contact with the fouled sensor.

Charlie
so your saying fill my my gas tank with seafoam or put one can of it in then fill it with a gas and let it sit and idle once the sefoam is in
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