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 Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:22 am
i bought a 1988 cadillac deville for a buck and it works well for sitting in my negbors yard for 3 years but it wont read the gas in the tank and i know there is gas in it, i check all th spark plugs and they are all good, is there anything i could be missing? by the way it is my first car so i am a newbe with cars.
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:54 am
red 14 the sniper i bought a 1988 cadillac deville for a buck and it works well for sitting in my negbors yard for 3 years but it wont read the gas in the tank and i know there is gas in it, i check all th spark plugs and they are all good, is there anything i could be missing? by the way it is my first car so i am a newbe with cars. It has nothing to do with your spark plugs...Check your float in the tank. Either that is stuck, or it is not being read by the computer.
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:14 pm
could there be another thing that does not require the tank droped? no where around my house has the qualifications to do so, but i will look into the float if i can. thanks
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:21 pm
what you could also do is buy a haynes repair manual for your car....those are erally handy whee
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:45 pm
check your fuel pump if its been siting for 3 years it prbly needs to be replaced thats all i can say..
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:13 am
XxEdward_n_BellaXx check your fuel pump if its been siting for 3 years it prbly needs to be replaced thats all i can say.. If it starts and runs, then the pump wouldn't be the problem. The pump might need to be replaced anyways, but that isn't the issue. Its going to be either the float, the sending unit...maybe the guage, but I don't think so. I would first take a voltmeter and check for power to the float and power to the guage before I bought anything. That would let you know where the problem is. Dropping the tank shouldn't be too dificult. Just a few bolts is all it should be. Buy a manual, that is good advice. And be forewarned, cadillac's often require special tools in order to make basic repairs.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:30 pm
i know about the tools but they dont give out easily so its cost efficent i think but it its safily raiseing the car that will be the problum the most
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Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:55 pm
Lord Mar XxEdward_n_BellaXx check your fuel pump if its been siting for 3 years it prbly needs to be replaced thats all i can say.. If it starts and runs, then the pump wouldn't be the problem. The pump might need to be replaced anyways, but that isn't the issue. Its going to be either the float, the sending unit...maybe the guage, but I don't think so. I would first take a voltmeter and check for power to the float and power to the guage before I bought anything. That would let you know where the problem is. Dropping the tank shouldn't be too dificult. Just a few bolts is all it should be. Buy a manual, that is good advice. And be forewarned, cadillac's often require special tools in order to make basic repairs. ya thats true but you may also have power to the float..and the gage the gage may be either froze by rust (cause the run off of a steel spring) or just stuck..so take it apart and then check that..
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Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:57 pm
red 14 the sniper i know about the tools but they dont give out easily so its cost efficent i think but it its safily raiseing the car that will be the problum the most all you need is a 3 ton hydrolic jack and acouple of truck jack stands
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Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 3:03 pm
XxEdward_n_BellaXx Lord Mar XxEdward_n_BellaXx check your fuel pump if its been siting for 3 years it prbly needs to be replaced thats all i can say.. If it starts and runs, then the pump wouldn't be the problem. The pump might need to be replaced anyways, but that isn't the issue. Its going to be either the float, the sending unit...maybe the guage, but I don't think so. I would first take a voltmeter and check for power to the float and power to the guage before I bought anything. That would let you know where the problem is. Dropping the tank shouldn't be too dificult. Just a few bolts is all it should be. Buy a manual, that is good advice. And be forewarned, cadillac's often require special tools in order to make basic repairs. ya thats true but you may also have power to the float..and the gage the gage may be either froze by rust (cause the run off of a steel spring) or just stuck..so take it apart and then check that.. that is a good point. I didn't think about a steel spring gauge.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:00 am
Lord Mar XxEdward_n_BellaXx Lord Mar XxEdward_n_BellaXx check your fuel pump if its been siting for 3 years it prbly needs to be replaced thats all i can say.. If it starts and runs, then the pump wouldn't be the problem. The pump might need to be replaced anyways, but that isn't the issue. Its going to be either the float, the sending unit...maybe the guage, but I don't think so. I would first take a voltmeter and check for power to the float and power to the guage before I bought anything. That would let you know where the problem is. Dropping the tank shouldn't be too dificult. Just a few bolts is all it should be. Buy a manual, that is good advice. And be forewarned, cadillac's often require special tools in order to make basic repairs. ya thats true but you may also have power to the float..and the gage the gage may be either froze by rust (cause the run off of a steel spring) or just stuck..so take it apart and then check that.. that is a good point. I didn't think about a steel spring gauge. well as far as i kno they dont use them any more...im my 1992 toyota truck is the last time i say ony when i replaced mine..they use digital gages and amnun springs now and they go out alot more iv replaced like 5 in my car cause of the new dihital gas gage so yeah look into that..ok the spring steel is a coil of thin steel and will rust out with the sloghtest drip of water
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:08 pm
I beleav you are right about the float, i havent looked yet but the way my luck works, i soulve part A then part Z breaks i.e. the window. so this car is going to be very very fun xd
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Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:39 pm
red 14 the sniper I beleav you are right about the float, i havent looked yet but the way my luck works, i soulve part A then part Z breaks i.e. the window. so this car is going to be very very fun xd well the best thing (what i would do) is its gonna be one prblm to the next till it dies conpleatly sooo i wood scrap it or sell it for parts *thinks*1988 cadi divill that should easly bring 5 K if not 6K*thinks*
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