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Does your fuel gauge move?
Does your fuel gauge move (drop down like the others) when you shut your truck off or does it stay where it was when you stopped... just wondering...
 
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mine drops down, but only a little bit, then goes back up to where its supposed to be when i start it up.
 
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Mine drops I am pretty sure.
 
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mine drops down to the pin.
 
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mine drops and reregisters when u crank it or turn the battery on
 
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Mine stays
 
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mine drops to the bottom
 
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Mine drops a bit but not all the way.
 
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Originally Posted by 3.0Backfire
mine drops down, but only a little bit, then goes back up to where its supposed to be when i start it up.
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mine drops and reregisters when u crank it or turn the battery on
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mine drops and reregisters when u crank it or turn the battery on
x3, all the way to the bottom that is.
 
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mine always gos to a bit over 1\4 no matter what, then when turned on it does it's thing.
 
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to be honest, i don't know what mine does, i'll have to check what it does and get back to this thread...later, as it's about 1:30 a.m.
 
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mine used to drop idk what happend
 
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how do you make your avatar bigger anyways? mines too small :(
btw mine stays where it is I believe
 
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how do you make your avatar bigger anyways? mines too small :(
btw mine stays where it is I believe
Pay 15 dollars and become a Contributor.
 
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oh :( what else do you get as a contributor
 
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oh :( what else do you get as a contributor
PM box is upgraded to hold 500, you can post attachments, bigger avatar, custom user title. Its all in here: https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...ead.php?t=2791
 
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mine reads empty when you turn it off. then when the ignition is turned on, it reads where the fuel is.
 
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just to clear this up.

the 2004+ drops down when you turn the ignition off.

mine stays where it is.
 
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Originally Posted by 5speedin2.3
just to clear this up.

the 2004+ drops down when you turn the ignition off.

mine stays where it is.


mine stays where its at too.
 
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My gauges dont even have that little pin that stick out for it to drop down to. It does drop down though.
 
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Once my truck is off it stays right where its at.
 
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my 97 drops by 1/4 when turned off
 
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mine drops all they way to the needle when off and on i think i need a new one or find the problem with it
 
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