97 FORD F150 WONT START AND THE FUEL GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY OVER TO FULL AND STAYS

Asked by Angela Sep 19, 2016 at 12:25 PM about the 1997 Ford F-150 Lariat Stepside SB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 97 F150 and it wont start.  It died a few times yesterday and when I
went to start it again, it wont start and now the fuel gauge is all the way over
to Full and stays there?  I have changed out the fuel relay switch someone
told me it could be, but did nothing.  Please help!!

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Tennisshoes, Your answers are all very good and intelligent. But if it was sporatic at first, and then finally stopped, There is at least a chance that it could be a bad ground wire. The fact that it went all the way over to full, is what gives me a problem. I cannot thing of why it would do that, unless someone has put something in your tank, like sticks, or twigs. Best of luck, and I am sorry that I can't tell you where on the vehicle the gas gauge line runs into. But it should be an easy enough thing to find it. One tip that I learned over the course of working under mobile homes, replacing entire plumbing systems, in a mobile home park, is to lay a tarp down on the ground right next to the place you are going to be working. That both keeps you cleaner, but also can catch any misplaced tools, and it is softer than just plain concrete. You can also put a few pieces of cardboard on top of the tarp, to cushion your knees and elbows.

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