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Old 04-09-2008, 03:26 PM
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does anyone know if there is a repair kit, or a way to repair a faulty gas gauge on a 88 mustang. i know it's a common problem, and well i have 5 5.0's and none of them have a working gas gauge. so let me know what you know...aight...thanks...
 
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Old 04-10-2008, 09:21 AM
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depends on if its the gauge, the sender, or the wiring between.

to fix mine i had to put a new fuel level sender in the gas tank.

$65 from laurel mountain mustang
 
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Old 04-10-2008, 09:41 AM
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well i think that the gauge works, cause it goes up and down, and well i put two gallons of gas in it yesterday, and it read full. then i turned it on a lil bit later, and it said half tank. so i guess it's not the wiring, or the actual gauge......
i looked on laurel mountain, and didn't see the sender you talked bout. what exactly is it. someone told me i have to replace the whole sending unit!
 
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Old 04-16-2008, 09:58 AM
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i think i just called them.

the sending unit doesnt involve the fuel pump. its just tells the gauge how much fuel is in the tank. its completely separate from the fuel pump.
 
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:24 PM
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yeah, i just checked and the sending unit is on the other side of the tank. completely separate..........so it's going to be a sinch to replace.
thanks for all the info man. helped out alot.
 
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Old 04-28-2008, 09:21 AM
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might as well do a walbro pump while the tanks out
 
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Old 04-28-2008, 09:56 AM
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you can buy the fuel sender seperatly from Ford, price is @$70.00 now if the sender has a "brass float" those can also be bought for @$5.00
 
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