General Technical & Electrical General technical and electrical discussion for the Ford Ranger that does not fit in any other sub-forum.

Fuel guage always reads full!!!!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 17, 2008
  #1  
tdaward's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
From: Whitesboro
Fuel guage always reads full!!!!

I wish it was because someone comes by with a pump and fills it.....but it's not.. I replaced the pump/sending unit in the tank...still full....I did some searching and someone said on the back of the guage there is a slosh module...don't know what that is....Could that be the issue?
 
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2008
  #2  
wvcat's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (4)
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,044
Likes: 3
From: New Cumberland
I had that problem and the harness wasn't plugged in all the way. Underneath the truck near the rear of the trans is where mine was not snapped together. The slosh module is in the instument cluster. You have to remove the cluster to get to it.
John
 
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2008
  #3  
Wolgun's Avatar
Member
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 236
Likes: 0
From: War, Wv
your float inside the tank might have a hole in it thus its fule of gas and dont float no more. lol. thats whats wrong with the one in my ranger.
 
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2008
  #4  
FireRanger's Avatar
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 0
Likes: 7
From: CT
If it didn't float,
it would read empty


On older model rangers, it would read full when you ground the wire and empty with an open circuit.
 
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2008
  #5  
Rolldogg's Avatar
Member
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 3,424
Likes: 5
From: Ottawa, Ontario
I wish my gauge always read "full"......and that the tank was full. LOL
 
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2008
  #6  
tdaward's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
From: Whitesboro
It's a '93 and the float is new...it may have a hole in it but I doubt it....does the slosh modual have something to do with it? If I go to the Ford dealer and ask for a slosh modual will they understand? This is the first time I ever heard that term....
 
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2008
  #7  
Hardwareman's Avatar
Member
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 166
Likes: 2
From: Victorville, CA
It's definitely a ground/wiring problem. Check the wiring.




Allen
 
Reply
Old Mar 17, 2008
  #8  
jrpro130's Avatar
RF Veteran
iTrader: (1)
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 5,057
Likes: 1
From: Florida
I had the same problem.

Next time you fill up (If you don't already) won't leave your truck on.

It sends a CEL and makes your tank read above full all the time until you clear the CEL and shut on off 12 times.

Sounds wacky--but true.
 
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
rangerrunner11
General Technical & Electrical
2
Mar 28, 2012 04:50 PM
69beers
General Technical & Electrical
1
May 11, 2008 02:18 PM
ranger_1999
Wheels & Tires Semi-Tech
14
Mar 30, 2008 12:31 AM
SuperKid
General Technical & Electrical
7
Feb 25, 2007 10:58 PM
FMD
General Ford Ranger Discussion
15
Dec 3, 2006 11:50 PM




All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:06 AM.