Re: 97 Fuel Guage and Recall on Sending Unit
 

Go back, they put the wrong sender in....

You still have 5 gallons left when it says empty.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"Gary B." wrote:
>
> Hello.
> I'm am having an issue with my gas guage in my 97 TJ Sport. You see, when I
> originally bought it new (19 gallon tank) I could squeeze 21 gallons into my
> tank, according to the gas pump. Well, a couple years later I get this
> recall notice from D.C. regarding replacing the sending unit, due to
> problems the old ones were having. My problem is that I can only get 15
> gallons into my tank now, that is when it's practically empty and the low
> fuel light is on. Is there any way I can fix this problem or do I need to
> go back to the dealer for a repair? Will I have to pay for it this time?
> Any other solution you guys can think of?
> This has become more of an issue for me now due to going with 33" MT/R's and
> 3" lift. My mileage has gone down somewhat expectedly but getting only 200
> miles out of a tank is is cumbersome.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> --
> Gary B.