# Losing power / rain / gas gauge malfunction

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-power-rain-gas-gauge-malfunction/73883>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** astro, chevrolet\
**Created:** [August 3, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-power-rain-gas-gauge-malfunction/73883 "2012-08-03T05:01:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Amc546](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Amc546](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Amc546)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-power-rain-gas-gauge-malfunction/73883/1 "2012-08-03T05:01:16Z")

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2000 Chevy Astro. After driving my van through a heavy rain storm, I started to lose power. I parked and turned the engine off. When I started the engine again, my gas gauge jumped quickly all the way to full then settled to half-full, the correct reading.

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**Author:** ![JosephEMeehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JosephEMeehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JosephEMeehan)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-power-rain-gas-gauge-malfunction/73883/2 "2012-08-03T05:18:39Z")

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When was the last time you changed the plugs, plug wires and fuel filter?

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**Author:** ![Amc546](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Amc546](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Amc546)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/losing-power-rain-gas-gauge-malfunction/73883/3 "2012-08-03T05:27:23Z")

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Plugs and wires - a couple years ago. Fuel filter - never. Could the filter affect the gauge?