Gas Gauge stuck... on F!

[Creager]

Ive helped a couple friends with First Gen explorers like mine, where the fuel guage goes and gets stuck on E... and its like clock work, a full day dropping the tank and BOOM the float is full of gas.

Ok well, mine is finally acting up, but it doesnt go to E, it goes to F! so... you think my float is full of helium? hah!

i was thinking the wires to the sending unit... its gotta be a short somewhere

intresting enough it works intermittently... like once a day my gauge will work...

anyone else had this problem? before i drop my tank?

 

[MONMIX]

cool you'll never have to fill up now

 

[monkeydude3]

mine is sperrattic in how it works, it stays on F and after driving a while to what I believe to be getting great mpg it just comes down all of a sudden. Sometimes when I pound on the dash it actually "wakes up" the gauge and it goes to where it should be. I figure I have a loose wire somewhere, but it isn't worth the trouble right now.

 

[Creager]

cool you'll never have to fill up now

hahah

yeah its gotta be a loose wire.

 

[trucku]

" You don't need to stinking gas" its full.