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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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Low fuel light stuck on

Just took a drive up to walmart and about halfway there my low fuel light came on. Thought it was a little odd because the gauge was reading a 1/4 tank exactly. So to be safe threw 20 bucks in it. Now my gauge is reading just over 1/2 tank and the light is still on!! Any clues as to what it is?? Could this be the beginning of my pump going???
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Old Sep 25, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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No, your pump is not going, the fuel sender is not part of the fuel pump. The low fuel light is an on/off switch in the fuel tank level sender that now appears to be stuck closed (on) on your truck. You could replace it or attempt to repair it with a little know-how.
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 05:39 PM
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So the saga continues and i'm completely clueless now that the blinker is effecting it.. Light is still on and now when I turn on my left blinker it blinks with it. Starting to think there might be a short in the cluster.
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Old Oct 5, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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You've probably got a bad ground on your cluster lighting circuit. The low fuel light and the signal light indicator as well as almost everything on that side of the vehicle have a common ground point located under the left kick panel. Take it apart and clean the connector and connection point and make sure it's tight.
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