# Fuel gauge

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge/26197>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 8, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge/26197 "2009-02-08T00:55:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![hershey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f19dbf/32.png) [@hershey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hershey)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge/26197/1 "2009-02-08T00:55:25Z")

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2002 explorer sport fuel gauge that likes to show full most of the time. once in a while it will read normally. fuel pump work fine, no running issues. is this a wiring issue or the sending unit?

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuel-gauge/26197/2 "2009-02-08T02:13:34Z")

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Sounds like the sending unit, don’t really sound like a wiring problem.