when i start my 2000 silverado the gas tank reads empty... after driving for a while the gauge slowly moves up to where it should be..and ideas of whats wrong?

 

99% chance its the fuel sender in the tank....

WARNING..do not put in a cheap pump...get a Delco or leave it alone...these aftermarket pumps are JUNK!

 

my dealer where i got the truck says he will get the part and install it costing about 600$... he also says hell pay for half of it leaving me to pay around 300$.. would that be a good deal?

 

I'd say jump on it... Unless there are better conditions stated in your purchase agreement...

 

just curious, is there a way to calibrate the float, or is it one of those replace only type parts?

 

What happens to these fuel gauges is this....the float moves some brushes on a "card"...that card gets corroded from fuel additives that gas company's dump in to stretch the gas farther.


Yes,600 bucks is the going rate to put a gm pump in.....a Pep-boys pump runs about 250 for just the pump,and they're ****.

 

The fuel gauge in my 2000 also sucks from a reliability standpoint. This is especially true when the tank is full. It will go from full to empty to full to empty and all points in between for the first 50 miles on any new tank of gas.

$600 is a too much jack to fix this for me. I drive by the mileage odometer. When it gets around 300, I'm getting gas.

 

Thanks for the help

 

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