My gas guage read 1/4 and console display stated 106 DTE. Truck died. Put 2 gal gas in tank & it started right up. Guage still reads 1/4 & DTE is 111. Bad guage, bad sending unit, stuck float or something else. First time user, basic knowledge. Have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
inaccurate fuel level
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If the fuel pump assy is in it's original orientation then the fuel gauge board may have some corrosion and misreading. The fuel level sensor is a float on a arm (stiff wire) that swings a set of contacts in a arch across a contact (gauge) board. If the fuel pump assy is not in it's original orientation then the float and arm may have been jammed into the tank's side. I had a fuel gage go out from the vehicle setting for about four months with a partially filled tank. This caused corrosion on the gauge board. In your case I would try filling the tank and see if the gage tracked the new level.
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I haven't found the gage board sold individually. If it is bad I believe you have to buy the whole pump assembly. I did.... 
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