Fix for Fuel Gauge Showing 1/4 Full When Tank is Empty
Fuel Pump Pickup Filter: All Technical Service Bulletins
Fuel Gauge - Reads 1/4 Full When Tank is Empty
Article No. 83-24-5
GAUGES - FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 FULL WHEN EMPTY
FORD 1983-1/2 T-BIRD - 2.3L T EFI, 5.0L CFI
LINCOLN-MERCURY 1983-1/2 COUGAR - 5.0L CFI
A fuel sender filter on CFI vehicles, that is mispositioned or bent upward may cause an inaccurate fuel level indication at empty. A replacement filter is
now available for the following applications:
Vehicle
Application
T-Bird
2.3 TC EFI, 18 Gallon Tank
T-Bird/Cougar
All CFI, 21 Gallon Tank
T-Bird/Cougar
All CFI, 21 Gallon Tank
Electronic Cluster
Service Procedure
1.
Refer to Shop Manual Section (33-20) for fuel sender removal.
2.
After removing fuel sender from fuel tank, verify that filter is bent upward, interfering with float movement.
3.
Grasp sender firmly at pump and pull filter off pump using a twisting, pulling motion.
