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Gas guage/needle problem

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Taco302, Aug 22, 2017.

  1. Aug 22, 2017 at 3:32 PM
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    Noticed the gas needle bouncing erratically today..some kind of sensor? All other guages working normally...did the same thing on drive home from work. The movement of the needle increases with bumps, inclines, declines, accel and decel...
     
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  2. Aug 22, 2017 at 3:41 PM
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  3. Aug 23, 2017 at 5:53 PM
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    Bueller???
     
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    Your fuel sender has an "anti slosh" feature so the needle should move slowly accounting for the bumps or sloshing the gas will encounter while driving. It could be your cluster that's bad, or maybe it could be your fuel sender.
     
    BartMaster1234, Aug 23, 2017
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