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Originally posted by TomJ
You can do the change out yourself.
I just did this same thing with a cluster I pulled at the yard last week. Tested it in my car and the needle jumped all over, sometimes would just go to empty and stay.
You'll have to unbolt the two gauges and unscrew the two screws that hold the oil press gauge to get the back housing off. To get the fuel gauge coil out, you'll have to pull the needle off (not easy), but it's doable at home. Might as well paint the needles while it's out and fix the clock too.
LMK if you just don't want to do it yourself. I'm out of work and looking for anything I can do right now.
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I was going to post almost the exact same thing..
I have given up on relatice accuracy with these fuel gauges, but they should not "jump" around, mild movement up and down with turns is normal though. It's the fact that with a perfectly in spec sending unit, good grounds and as near as I can tell a good gauge, when the reserve light comes on, meaning the float is bottomed out it's range of travel, the most I can put in the car is 16 gallons. I see no evidence of tank disforming, I gave up. I just fill up at 16 gallons-400-500 miles.
The ground idea is a good one, I have an add on ground strap on my cluster, habbit from VDO VW clusters, they do that too.