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It's possible the wiring to the sender in the frunk is frayed or loose, causing intermittent readings that might seem bizarro.

Inspect the wires in the frunk carefully - especially on the under side you can't see. Anything metal rolling around in there that might be touching the contacts?

Also, in my car the wires pass through the firewall through a small hole in the fiberglass not protected by a rubber grommet - another possible point for abrasion and shorting.

If you've really found a way to fill the tank without actually buying gas, please share with the group.

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Last edited by Sacto Mitch

The explanation for my instrument weirdness was that my wiper switch is a headlight switch. Good so far although surprising at first discovery; does everything a wiper switch should do. Only problem was that the gauge lights brightness connector on the wiper switch was also wired, so if you turned (rather than pulled) the wiper knob, you were varying something back there from 0 to 12v. Have you twisted your wiper knob recently?

Or are your gas gauge contacts exposed in the frunk where something could short across them?

More often that you might think.

Years ago on I-4 between Orlando and Tampa, there was a wild fire underground along the highway.  There is very deep vegetation out there, very much like a peat bog, that’s up to 20 feet deep and quite dry under the surface.  Some of that somehow caught fire and was burning for over a year, producing very thick smoke along the interstate.  Extremely hard to put that out.

I’ve also seen Florida wildfires burning from the air while flying in or out of the state.  Not often, but it happens.

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