My gas gauge has recently been acting erratically. It only happens after I fill up the tank. The gauge will show full then fall to empty, sit there for a while, then jump back to full. This will continue until I have driven 20-30 miles (~1-1.5 gallons?). Aftter that it will act normally until the next fill up. I had the fuel sender changed under warranty years ago for the same erratic behavior. Probably not going to change since I'll have to pay the bill and not dangerous (I think). Just wonder if anyone knows the inner workings of the gauge and how having a full tank of gas causes this behavior. Thanks.

dirt in fuel tank comes to mind first.

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David S Poole
European Performance
Dallas, TX
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"Fortune favors the prepared mind"
1987 Mercedes Benz 420SEL
1988 Mercedes Benz 300TE (With new evaporator)
2000 Mercedes Benz C280
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Worked for me ..just throw in a bottle of Chevron Techron in gas tank and see what happens. Cheap way to fix problem(hopefully). Prevented me from buying a new fuel sender on my 85 380SE. My gauge would jump all over the place , then setle down and be ok but then start jumping around again. Now it works fine.

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85 380SE(125k)
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