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Erratic 81 truck fuel and oil gauges #2384753 10/09/17 10:15 PM 10/09/17 10:15 PM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 229 iowa W weinerboy1 OP enthusiast
weinerboy1 OP enthusiast W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 229 iowa	My work truck gauges don't function correctly. The oil pegs when engine is started, then drifts to 0. Gas gauge only shows from full to just above half full when empty. Both gauges and sending units have been replaced. Any ideas? Thanks.

Re: Erratic 81 truck fuel and oil gauges [Re: weinerboy1] #2384802 10/09/17 11:23 PM 10/09/17 11:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,525 Freeport IL USA poorboy I Live Here
poorboy I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,525 Freeport IL USA	I was never too impressed with the reliability of the factory gauges. They are a small step above the idiot lights. That said, are you sure you actually have oil pressure when the motor gets warmed up? The last oil pressure gauge I had that did that was actually correct.... The gas gauge sounds like it has the wrong sending unit, or the float isn't moving like it should. Gene

Re: Erratic 81 truck fuel and oil gauges [Re: poorboy] #2388513 10/17/17 01:00 AM 10/17/17 01:00 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 229 iowa W weinerboy1 OP enthusiast
weinerboy1 OP enthusiast W Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 229 iowa	Oil Gauge and sending unit are both new. Fuel guage and sending unit are also both new. Temp gauge seems to work fine.

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