Been driving about 150 miles on this tank and the guage is still on the full mark shut the truck off goes to E start it and it peg's to just over full any ideas beside the sender?

 

That happened to me too 1st time I filled the truck. I tried everything to shake it loose. No dice. Till the next time I filled it, it worked fine again! And I haven't seen the problem since! If it becomes a habit well then I'll drop the tank and repair the sensor. But sorry to say... it IS the sensor.

 

Man happen's on my 3rd fill up since buying it

 

That happens to me everytime I fill up. But then, I fill it to the neck and then it takes about 150 miles for the guage to start dropping.

I have never had it stick in the full position, yet.

DMH

 

Before I had my sender replaced (thanks to a non-attentive semi-driver), I would get aberrant readings after hard braking or hard cornering; This was cured with a follow-up hard braking event - probably needed to slosh things around to break free whatever had become all wadded up?

 

Hmm maybe some biodiesel time, one other thing is I used Premium Diesel Fuel Conditioner in the first 2 tanks skipped it for this one and I don't think it was ever used by the first owner

 

The sender for the fuel level is about $50, you can get it with out the whole in tank module.

 

It's probably easier to just lift the bed than drop the tank.

 

Depends on how you drop the tank I guess. Throw a chunk of plywood under the tank (hopefully its almsot empty) and lower it with a floor jack. To me dropping the tank is a lot easier than lifting the bed.

 

Do not waste you money on a new, and just as prone to wearing out as the old one, sender if it is the hinge pin that is shot. Pull the old sender and take a look at the hinge pin, it will likely be pulled out from one side and bent into a bind. That is what nearly always fails. You can carefully clip out the old hinge pin and then replace it with a chunk of aluminum welding rod bent over at both ends. The total cost of the fix will be about $2, and will last you forever.

 

It started working again on the next fill

 

Cool fix if goes completely I'll try that

 

That's a good idea. I just kept thinking about 34 gals. of diesel landing on my chest at 8lb/gal.!