Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Fuel - Gauge Fluctuation/Fuel Starvation Under 1/4 Tank

Bulletin 85-6C-19

Date Jan. '86

Ref. No. 85-289-6C
SUBJECT: FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATION AND/OR FUEL STARVATION WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF FUEL

MODELS AFFECTED: 1985 ELECTRAS EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L MFI ENGINE (VIN CODE 3)


Some 1985 Electras, with less than a quarter of a tank of gas, may experience an excessive amount of fuel gauge fluctuation and/or a no-start or run out of fuel condition when on an incline. A tank with a new reservoir has been developed to correct these conditions. The new tank part number is 25527547, and is currently available through GMWDD.