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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 05:35 PM
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I have a 1990 ford sierra GLS, 2.0L,

the lastg day the fuel hand dropped way below the minimum level, and then later returned to half full where it should have been, but the needle has since dropped to the very bottom again.

i checked fuses incase it might have been that but no sign. anyone any idea or is there any common faults with these, maybe a wire loose or something somewhere?????????

any help would be great!

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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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its a common fault to have fuel gauge problems. cossies arent usually driven enough for them to go wrong but nearly every P100 has a broken fuel guage. its usually bad connections.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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bad connections at the tank or behind the dash?? just so i know before i start pulling things apart
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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either m8, on my old P100 it was the connection on the sender near the tank. it was all green'd up
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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no problem thanks, ill check them out tomorrow
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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Usually is the connections near the tank/sender.
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Old Aug 16, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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thanks, ill drop the tank and get a look someday this week
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