Topic: gas hand

[1983bamayota]

i have a 1989 two wheel drive toyota pickup, and i was woundering if anyone has had the same problem that ive had ? the gas hand will work if it's full, or till about 3/4 tank then just drops down to empty. if anyone has had the same problem what can i do to fix. thanks

[Cheesemaker]

You mean "Gas Gauge?" 


Yeah, you may have to get a new sending unit and drop the tank!  Once you pull the unit, you will see what I'm talking about.

[1983bamayota [OP]]

gas hand / gas gauge whatever but that's for the info. i was afraid of that answer thanks.
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[kneedownnate]

Check all related connections before going that far into it though, could just be a loose wire or a factory connector that's gone bad.

[oldschool64bus]

had the same problem in my old 77, the wire on the sending unit in the tank had a bad spot. Gauge worked fine from full to a half tank, once it hit that bad spot the gauge would drop to empty.

[1983bamayota [OP]]

oldschool64bus ? did u have to replace the sending unit or just fix the wires?

[oldschool64bus]

oldschool64bus ? did u have to replace the sending unit or just fix the wires?

I just left it alone, it was an $800 truck and I knew how far I could go on a tank so it wasnt a big deal. The only reason I ever found out the cause was because the fuel pump died and stranded me in Oregon. I had to drop the tank to put a new one in. the pic is just the closest I could find but the red circle is where the bad spot on mine was.

[1983bamayota [OP]]

thanks for the info. mine is just a $300 dollar truck so i'll prob just figure out how far i can go, and leave it at that.