the gas meter needle goes back and forth as I drive car. why/

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Asked by clydellh Dec 07, 2013 at 12:09 AM about the 2001 Buick Park Avenue FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the gas meter gives false readings. the needle goes back and forth as I read.

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...again am going to insist that the main ground connection gets renewed (metal to metal) because there is a blue high-amperage spark that creates a layer of corrosion that does not matter to a higher amperage requirement, but more delicate requirements such as the dashboard cannot tolerate varying available amperages and reduced voltages~ .....see the varying voltages are at the entrance to the component voltage regulator....the fuel gauge works off of variable resistance, which if issued varying voltages will produce varying results.....garbage in...garbage out~

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