Gas Gauge

1980 LINCOLN MARK VI
78,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CAINE13420
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1980 Licoln Continetnal Mark VI 351 engine - gas gauge started acting up, put 40 bucks in the tank and the next day on the way home from work, the needle dropped to empty. When I started the car later that day it read a little over a quarter of a tank. Should be more than that, I have a 13 gallon tank. What might be the problem, and how can I diagnose/fix it?
Jun 25, 2011 at 9:14 PM
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RASMATAZ
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You need to check the fuel sending unit
Jun 25, 2011 at 9:36 PM
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CAINE13420
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thanks much
Jun 25, 2011 at 9:40 PM
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CAINE13420
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would you know about whhere its located, i read that it might be under the back seat (in the trunk) or on the bottom of the tank
Jun 25, 2011 at 9:41 PM
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Its inside the fuel tank-dunno if you can access it from the back seat to get to the fuel pump and the sending unit-
Jun 25, 2011 at 9:43 PM
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thanks again
Jun 25, 2011 at 9:47 PM