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Anonymous Posted on May 25, 2012

Broken gas gauge on 1998 suburban

Is repairing the gas gauge a do it yourself or a take to the shop job?

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YOU WILL NEED TO DROP THE GAS TANK OUT OF THE TRUCK AND REPLACE THE GAS GAUGE SENDING UNIT. CAN YOU DO THIS?

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