Ok I have had a serious nightmare with my 1995 Toyota Camry's Fuel Gauge. I bought the car knowingly it wasn't working thinking its more than likely the sending unit. So i replaced it, come to find out it still isn't working right, so I tested the guage side and it failed the test. So i goto the junkyard and pull an instrument panel out of a 1996 Toyota Camry without cruise control with the same engine and not only that it doesn't work, but the car I got it out of didn't have cruise control, and my car does!. So frustrated I go back to the junkyard and return it, and found another one from a 1996 but with cruise control this time and it doesn't work either. Now, don't they make an aftermarket gauge for Toyota Camry around that year? I know they do for older stuff cuz I've installed one in my 1980 Itasca Motorhome with a 454 and it worked just fine. Please help I'm going crazy here!
Bill
Well fuel gauge is all work pretty much the same way. So go to like a speed shop and see if they have a gauge that you can hook that wiring up to
Does your odometer still work? That thing's pushing 30 years old, so are all of the vehicle's you're getting junk parts out of. You could send it to a rebuilder to analyze it and fix it, but it'd be a bit expensive.
If your odometer still works, just pick a mileage since full and get gas at that point. My 1999 Ranger's fuel gauge is wonky sometimes and will read E not long after it reads a half tank, and it also reads full for a while before it drops. It's a rectangular gas tank, so the level should be fairly accurate and consistent. I ran out of gas once, the light never came on and I drove 302 miles from the last fill-up. I picked 270 miles and fill it when it reaches that point to be safe. I still have 1/3 of a tank or so when it gets to that point. It's a lot easier than hassling with tearing a dash apart or replacing the sending unit in the gas tank.
