Lil red 82

I have a 1995 f150 my fuel gauge is stuck on full I have to drop the fuel tank anyway should I change anything else or what can I do to fix the fuel gauge?

Shagg

Well you need to start by finding out WHY the fuel gauge is stuck on full. You can pretty easily test the sending unit by measuring resistance while moving the float arm from top to bottom. There should be higher resistance at the top, and as the float arm goes closer to the bottom, or "empty", resistance should decrease.
Why exactly are you dropping the fuel tank?

If you drop the tank, replace anything that is broken or can be in any way verified as bad, but I would recommend against blindly replacing parts. I tried the method of loading up the parts cannon instead of diagnosis, and replacing things with the justification of "the original part is 25 years old, so even if it works, a new one will work better". And I learned the hard way that these 30 year old parts are much more reliable and have better quality than pretty much anything aftermarket. There are way too many parts, especially electrical parts, that I replaced without verifying that they were bad, and ended up needing to replace them again after a few years, luckily I kept a lot of the originals. I now pretty much exclusively use Motorcraft electrical components.

Lil red 82

The previous owner tied tie down straps on the tank to hold it on I bought new straps so I'm not completely dropping the tank but it will already be loose so I'm gonna go ahead and check everything that can possibly be bad. I'm also not sure if it's even the right tank for it.

Shagg

That sounds like a good enough reason to drop it, I would drop it completely and pull the pump assembly out to inspect the float arm and its contacts. And if you are unsure if the tank is correct for the truck or not, post pics.

Lil red 82

I will post pics was going try to do it today but its raining again and supposed to all day so maybe another day and another question where can I find the bolts for the tank strap? I think it has one but not the nut so I was just going to get replacements for those to

Lil red 82

This is the best I can get right now until I can get under the truck and drop the tank and everything

Newbie 5

I just started using LMC truck parts for stuff on a friend's 89 Ford. Look them up online, you can also get their catalog if you got some time.

Lil red 82

Ok thanks I'll look them up I have plenty of time it won't stop raining enough to do anything

Xarmy

Lil red 82 : Looks like the owners (My truck and yours) are friend's and took advice from hillbillys (My family).
A long ,long time ago I would fix my truck like that LMAO Duck tape zip ties and JBW don't forget the baling wire.

Lil red 82

Also looks like whoever owned the f150 that I bought and the previous owner of my jeep was friends it's just as bad if not worse