Gas Gauge Problems Continue

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tadslc

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Maybe it just wasn't meant to be, a working gas gauge.

I ended up going with a Holley Sniper and replaced the fuel tank with a LMC Fuel Injection tank kit #32-5984 that comes with a"floatless" cylinder sender and other items required for the change.

Figured I'd finally have a working gas gauge. To my surprise I still did not.

Took out the gauge and looked like the resister on the back was bad so I bought a new gauge. I also tested the fuel sender out side the tank and it seemed to work as it should.


Here is my problem now...

Even with a full or almost full tank my gas gauge now seems to goes up when I accelerate and comes down when i take my foot off the gas.

I have considered the gas going back and forth in the tank as I accelerated and decelerated but just can't imagine it would change this quickly the way the fuel sender is designed and this new, baffled tank.

Anyone have any suggestions?
 

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my fuel gauge (90tbi) fluctuates more than I'd think it would. it is a parts store replacement sender that wasn't an ac delco that a shop put in when they replaced the fuel pump. it is worse than my original sender.
 

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I replaced both my senders and tanks as well a few years back when I switched to efi. The tanks are meant for efi, and have baffles in them to keep sloshing to a minimum, but my cheap, tempo gauge still bounces around a bit. I think it has more to do with the gauge itself. The expensive, nice gauges have "cushion" to keep the bouncing down I think
 

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This just isn't normal or close to normal fluctuations.

This is like it's tied to the throttle.
 

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