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jumpy fuel pressue gauge???

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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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jumpy fuel pressue gauge???
I Have an after market electric fuel pressure gauge and it just started to jump around it happens normally when i hit the gas pedal it jumps up first and bounces around. anything would be great to help me. mario
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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Possibly your lift pump is failing. Mine acted that way and it was the lift pump.
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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It could be the sender is shot. Very common if placed too close to the VP44 and the hammering pulses from it.

May want to verify with another known accurate gauge.

Dave
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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That is how my two lift pumps failed.
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