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07-21-2011, 11:42 AM
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Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: USA, CT
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That's exactly correct. The fuel level sender uses the unregulated battery voltage, so the change from 14.x when the alternator is whizzing to 12.x when you're sitting there cranking the tunes with the engine off makes a difference of up to a full bar.
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