E.B. Cornburner
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- April 20, 2007
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- City, State
- Oshkosh, WI
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2004 Eddie Bauer
I say "had" because it seems to have fixed itself. Yesterday, when I filled up, I did so the way I usually do...Cram it full all the way up to the neck. I know you're not supposed to, but I do anyways. Anyways, when I went to start it back up, the fuel gauge didn't move! It was stuck between 1/8 and empty, just where it was before I shut it off to fill it.
I did the instrument panel self-test, and all the gauge needles swept properly, so I know it wasn't the gauge itself. I concluded then that the float on the sending unit must have gotten stuck or something.
Drove it around yesterday for a bit, and as I drove, it slowly crawled up to full. This took about 70 miles before it finally got up to the full mark.
Today, it's still working fine, and as I drive more, it's starting to come back down off the full mark, and it does seem proportionate to the amount of fuel I'm using, so I'm guessing it's working correctly now.
I just never had one act this way before...I've had floats stick, but usually when they "un-stick", either on their own, or by hitting the bottom of the tank with a rubber mallet, they jump right up to the full mark. Never had one that just crawled up to where it belonged.
Any thoughts?
I did the instrument panel self-test, and all the gauge needles swept properly, so I know it wasn't the gauge itself. I concluded then that the float on the sending unit must have gotten stuck or something.
Drove it around yesterday for a bit, and as I drove, it slowly crawled up to full. This took about 70 miles before it finally got up to the full mark.
Today, it's still working fine, and as I drive more, it's starting to come back down off the full mark, and it does seem proportionate to the amount of fuel I'm using, so I'm guessing it's working correctly now.
I just never had one act this way before...I've had floats stick, but usually when they "un-stick", either on their own, or by hitting the bottom of the tank with a rubber mallet, they jump right up to the full mark. Never had one that just crawled up to where it belonged.
Any thoughts?