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Old Mar 11, 2016 | 05:06 AM
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I have a 94 Jeep Cherokee Country.
Each gas visit I can literally only fill up to a tad bit above a quarter of a tank (every local gas station clerk knows me due to the fact I'm there quite frequently throwing a whopping $6 into my tank).
After it hits a quarter the pump shuts off, I can fiddle with it, pull it out some, let it dribble ect, but at a certain point I look underneath and I'm watering the concrete with gasoline.

I've ran a wire coat hanger down the tank, pulled hose of canister and blew air through it to no avail. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Old Mar 11, 2016 | 05:24 AM
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Bad float/fuel gauge? Only reading quarter tank but it's really full?
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Old Mar 11, 2016 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by jay_sco
Bad float/fuel gauge? Only reading quarter tank but it's really full?
Well, my gas light is on now, so I'll let you know if I run out by the end of the day or not, lol. It is a possibility.
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Old Mar 11, 2016 | 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Garofalo
Well, my gas light is on now, so I'll let you know if I run out by the end of the day or not, lol. It is a possibility.
...carry a gas can with you if that's how you want to test it. My suggestion was a wild guess.
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Old Mar 11, 2016 | 10:40 AM
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It's a reasonable guess, and the gas can in the back and drive till it dies is a good test. Cheap, and conclusive.

If that's not it, it's probably time to drop the tank and find out what's going on with the filler neck and your sock.
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Old Mar 11, 2016 | 11:28 AM
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That was my first thought also, bad gauge, float or sensor. Break it down. If the filler neck had a block in it, it would spill out as soon as you started pumping. I had that happen on a vehicle once. The good news is, if you keep filling it up every 1/4 tank, you won't get stranded!
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