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#215008 milespace (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 77 low fuel light blinking 2 Years, 6 Months ago   low fuel light stsrted blinking on the way to work today does that mean the sending unit in the tank is going out and how do you replace it. the light blinks 8 times stops then repeats   Logged     miles   The administrator has disabled public write access. #215016 Roadkill1962 (User) ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Platinum Boarder Posts: 3109 Re:low fuel light blinking 2 Years, 6 Months ago   That's exactly what it means...just had to replace mine. You can try taking it out and cleaning the contacts & tightening the connections, but it didn't work for me...still died. That little green plug you have to unplug before you take the tank off is connected to the fuel sender. Just two bolts on the bottom of the tank. Off & on real easy. You do need to maneuver it side to side a little to get the float assemble out, but it's nothing...you'll see what I mean when you do it. Once you have the tank off, the whole R&R process is less than 10 minutes. RK   Logged     “To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” - Thomas Jefferson   The administrator has disabled public write access. #215019 Erbman02 (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 3382 Re:low fuel light blinking 2 Years, 6 Months ago   Roadkill1962 wrote: Once you have the tank off, the whole R&R process is less than 10 minutes. RK Slopoke. LOL I know, you needed to account for the 1 beer job. Shoot, I still left a gallon of gas in the tank, tank off and on and unit replaced in the 10 min, then again, I don't drink. lol   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #215027 slothy (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1752 Re:low fuel light blinking 2 Years, 6 Months ago   has anyone try using techron to try and clean it? i know on my z06 i have bad gas sending unit and a few tanks with that in it seemed to clear it up. does a good job nuking the sulfer off crap   Logged     Last Edit: 2009/07/31 14:33 By slothy.   The administrator has disabled public write access. #215030 Roadkill1962 (User) ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Platinum Boarder Posts: 3109 Re:low fuel light blinking 2 Years, 6 Months ago   slothy wrote: has anyone try using techron to try and clean it? i know on my z06 i have bad gas sending unit and a few tanks with that in it seemed to clear it up. does a good job nuking the sulfer off crap When I pulled my old one out to clean it, the contacts and unit itself didn't appear to have any deposits. It was just...dying. But hey, it's cheaper than the $60 for a new unit, so if it works, why not give it a try... RK   Logged     “To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.” - Thomas Jefferson   The administrator has disabled public write access. #215035 Mr Cancilla (User) Are ya kidd'in me! Gold Boarder Posts: 764 Re:low fuel light blinking 2 Years, 6 Months ago   The contacts can be oxidized and you'll never see it until you clean it. Like when you think your carpet is clean until you move a piece of furniture and see what the rug used to look like! Use an eraser pencil that can be sharped to a point. Get the ink eraser type. Clean off the contacts on both sides. (Stationary circuit board and floating "feelers" on arm.) BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE "FEELERS", THEY ARE VERY FRAGILE! Also, carefully bend the feelers in a little towards the board to increase the contact pressure. Spray everything off with contact cleaner. (made for electronics) If that was the problem...It won't be any more!   Logged     My Album   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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