Gas gauge- sticking float

[Dirteatr717]

hey guys so my gas guage is frozen and I found out the hard way today yesterday i had about an 1/8th of a tank and on my way home today it started chugging so I immediatley pulled into a gas station and put 10 bucks in of the exspensive stuff and the gauge didnt move :hmm:

Is my float stuck?

[deziped]

Guess no expert advice available. So my 2c, look for loose wire, blown fuse, bang the dash, kick the gas tank, etc. Haven't experienced that problem myself.

[woody62]

my gas gauge is broken and the mechanic told me it was the sending unit...the crappy part about it is you can't get a new one so i have to get the one i have rebuilt if i want it to work :fs1:

[Unglar]

I filled my tank and it only went up to Half. But it does go down so not sure whats up with mine. I have read on here that you can buy a new XJ unit and use it to rebuild your MJ unit.

[Squeegy410]

the gas gauge getting stuck halfway up proboby has someting to do with your floater. and as for the sending unit i would just use one for a new xj. drop the tank and figure out how to make i work. it can't be very hard. i had a 64 dodge a100 truck (like the little red wagon drag truck) and it didnt have a tank at all. my dad and i built a gas tank for it and used the sending unit out of a 80's model ford pickup. the gauge worked fine with that sending unit. so a slightly newer jeep model sending unit almost has to work :dunno: