# 1970 Ford GT - Fuel Gauge Problems

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970-ford-gt-fuel-gauge-problems/150204>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 6, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970-ford-gt-fuel-gauge-problems/150204 "2019-10-06T23:19:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![roncharles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a587f6/32.png) [@roncharles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/roncharles)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970-ford-gt-fuel-gauge-problems/150204/1 "2019-10-06T23:19:25Z")

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I have a 1968 ford torino gt . new gas tank and new fuel sender. with 5 or 10 gal. of gas the gauge reads 1/4 tank of fuel when the key is off. when the key is on it reads empty. what is wrong?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1970-ford-gt-fuel-gauge-problems/150204/2 "2019-10-07T12:11:00Z")

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Either sender is bad, the wiring is bad or the gauge is bad. Now you need to narrow that down.