irratic fuel guage

[westrem]

i have a 2001 silverado. ive read a lot about the problems with the fuel level sender. is there a recall or will there be a recall on this? also this just may be a coincedence but it started to become irratic after i was checking a few fuses. could my problem be something else. its only irratic in park. once in gear it stops jumping around, but still not accurate. once i start moving it works properly and accuratly. any help would be great.

also, is this a difficult job to do yourself?

[jeverett]

There are many threads concerning this problem here. From what I've read, been told, heard, you have to replace the fuel sending unit inside the tank. I've done it on a 96 2500, and on a dodge ram, and no, its not very hard. You can go about it 2 ways. One is to lift the bed off the truck to access the top of the fuel tank..this is the option I prefer. Another is to drop the tank under the truck and replace the unit. This way is how I did it on the Dodge, and I don't look forward to doing it again...