Help ! ? with New(er) GMC Truck...
OK Guys...I need your help...:(
For the past few months, my fuel guage on my 99 GMC 1/2 ton truck has been going weird on me...I can fuel up, have a full tank of gas, and the guage will still read empty, and then it will jump to full, and then to 3/4, and back to full, etc.
Sooooo.....:rolleyes:
I took my truck to the GMC dealer today, to have it looked at.
After not hearing from them all day (grrrrr...) I finally called them at about 5:30, only to find out that they had just got the truck in...(double grrrrr......)
They determined the problem to be a fuel sending unit (I guess I'm spelling this right...).
They told me it would be about $500 to fix it. ($170-something for the part, and 3 hours labor)
I told them I couldn't afford that, and I would come pick up the truck....
And of course, the shuttle driver had already left for the day, so, I am having to wait for a another ride, so I can pick up my truck...(triple grrrrrr......):mad:
Anyway, sorry about the venting...I'm just extremely frustrated right now...
My question (finally) is this: What exactly does a fuel sending unit do, and if I don't replace it, am I gonna be in trouble?
(i.e., if it isn't fixed, will I not be able to drive my truck, or does it just control the reading on the guage?)
Please help me...:CRY:
Thank you....
-Misty
Re: Help ! ? with New(er) GMC Truck...
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Originally posted by Hot Rod Angel
OK Guys...I need your help...:(
For the past few months, my fuel guage on my 99 GMC 1/2 ton truck has been going weird on me...I can fuel up, have a full tank of gas, and the guage will still read empty, and then it will jump to full, and then to 3/4, and back to full, etc.
Sooooo.....:rolleyes:
I took my truck to the GMC dealer today, to have it looked at.
After not hearing from them all day (grrrrr...) I finally called them at about 5:30, only to find out that they had just got the truck in...(double grrrrr......)
They determined the problem to be a fuel sending unit (I guess I'm spelling this right...).
They told me it would be about $500 to fix it. ($170-something for the part, and 3 hours labor)
I told them I couldn't afford that, and I would come pick up the truck....
And of course, the shuttle driver had already left for the day, so, I am having to wait for a another ride, so I can pick up my truck...(triple grrrrrr......):mad:
Anyway, sorry about the venting...I'm just extremely frustrated right now...
My question (finally) is this: What exactly does a fuel sending unit do, and if I don't replace it, am I gonna be in trouble?
(i.e., if it isn't fixed, will I not be able to drive my truck, or does it just control the reading on the guage?)
Please help me...:CRY:
Thank you....
-Misty
100.00 hr. labor? that would cost you about 250.00 here. got to be a good independent shop up there that will do it for less than that. if you keep fuel in the tank you dont have to have it though. :whacked:
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Thanks for your help guys !
I'll check into the wiring connections first, and then, if that's not it, I'll just do like I've been doing...just keeping an eye on my odometer, and filling up when I know it's getting low!
Thank you ! You guys are the best-est!
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