Fuel gauge not working on 95 pathfinder?

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:) :) - 22 Nov 2007 04:44 GMT

Hello:) All the gauges including the temp gauge work fine. The fuel
gauge is stuck on empty... Could this be a bad gauge or sending unit
in the tank? Is there an access for the sending unit or does the tank
have to be dropped? Thanks :)Nat

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Tim - 25 Nov 2007 03:15 GMT

Your fuse must be broke. What about the rest of the gauges?

> Hello:) All the gauges including the temp gauge work fine. The fuel
> gauge is stuck on empty... Could this be a bad gauge or sending unit
> in the tank? Is there an access for the sending unit or does the tank
> have to be dropped? Thanks :)Nat

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Chuck Tribolet - 28 Nov 2007 04:05 GMT

Could be fuse, guage, or sender. I'd get a service manual. Oh, duh, I had a
'95 and the manual is still around. The resistance across the sender should read
3.8 to 8.5 Ohms full, 83.6 to 93.6 Ohms empty. I'd check it full first.
There's also a point on the back of the instrument panel that you can ground
briefly (less than 10 seconds), and the guage should go to full scale.

There's a pretty good description of how to test it all on pages EL40-41 of the
'94 service manual ('95s used the '94 service manual plus a supplement).

Dunno about access, on my '01 it's easy, there's an access hole in the floor.

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:) :) - 28 Nov 2007 04:29 GMT

Hello, Thanks guys..it was the connection on the sender. I was able to
get through the floor in the rear carg area. Thanks again!! :)

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