2004 Dakota Fuel Sending Unit

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Mike Houston - 10 Nov 2005 19:43 GMT

I have a 2004 Dakota 4.7 v8. After about 50k miles on the truck my Fuel
Sending Unit Started acting up. Once my gas guage gets to about half tank it
drops to empty and the gas light and Fuel lights come on. They stay on until
i turn the truck off and back on. Any reason why this would happen? Dodge
Dealership cant give me a answer. And since i have 62k miles on my truck now
my and i did not buy the extra warrenty on the truck I will have to pay the
$400 for the part as well as for them to put it on. I am just trying to
figure out why it would have went out so soon..

Mike Houston

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TBone - 10 Nov 2005 19:48 GMT

Because they are built to the absolute minimum spec like pretty much
everything on the current DC vehicles and when you do that (to increase
profits), you have to expect the failure rate of these items to go up a
little.

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> I have a 2004 Dakota 4.7 v8. After about 50k miles on the truck my Fuel
> Sending Unit Started acting up. Once my gas guage gets to about half tank it
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> Mike Houston

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Tom Lawrence - 10 Nov 2005 19:48 GMT

> $400 for the part as well as for them to put it on. I am just trying to
> figure out why it would have went out so soon..

Because it's an electrical part, and following one of the fundamental laws
of the universe, sometimes sh.t happens.

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TBone - 10 Nov 2005 19:52 GMT

That really depends on how much and what type of mileage you put on them
now, doesn't it.

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> > $400 for the part as well as for them to put it on. I am just trying to
> > figure out why it would have went out so soon..
>
> Because it's an electrical part, and following one of the fundamental laws
> of the universe, sometimes sh.t happens.

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Mike Houston - 10 Nov 2005 20:00 GMT

Yea suppose your right. sh.t does happen. Did not know for sure if there was
a more technical reason why. But thats cool. I'll take that answer. I do put
alot of miles on my truck. I commute at least 120 miles aday back and forth
to work. And use 87 octane since that is what the manual calls for.

> That really depends on how much and what type of mileage you put on them
> now, doesn't it.
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>> laws
>> of the universe, sometimes sh.t happens.

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Mike Houston - 03 Jan 2006 18:50 GMT

Sorry to bring this old message up again.
But was wondering if a Fuel Sending unit off a 2002 or 2003 Dakota would
work on a 2004?

>I have a 2004 Dakota 4.7 v8. After about 50k miles on the truck my Fuel
>Sending Unit Started acting up. Once my gas guage gets to about half tank
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> Mike Houston

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