THIS BULLETIN IS BEING ISSUED TO CLARIFY THAT, WHEN FUEL GAUGE DIAGNOSIS PER THE SERVICE MANUAL INDICATES THE CAUSE TO BE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, COMPLETE FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED.
AVAILABLE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR SERVICE PACKAGES ARE INDICATED IN THE APPLICATION CHARTS ATTACHED AND SHOULD BE INSTALLED FOLLOWING APPLICABLE SERVICE MANUAL PROCEDURES AND THOSE PROVIDED IN THE SERVICE PACKAGES.
SEE THE ATTACHED FOR APPLICABLE PART NUMBERS.
PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT GMSPO.
FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:
LABOR LABOR OPERATION OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION CARLINE TIME ========= =========== ======= ========= 1997 1998 ---- ---- L1197 SENSOR, FUEL LEVEL C CAR 0.9 0.9 (TANK UNIT - REPLACE) E CAR 1.5 1.5 F CAR 3.3 3.3 G CAR 0.8 0.8 H CAR 1.7 1.7 KD/KE/KF CAR 1.5 1.5 KS/KY CAR 1.5 1.3 ND/NE/NB/NG CAR 1.2 1.2 NJ/NE/NW/NL CAR 1.5 1.5 WL/WN/WW/WX CAR 1.4 1.4 WB/WF/WS/WY/WJ/WP CAR 1.0 1.0 WH/WS/WX CAR 1.4 1.0 M/L VAN 1.0 1.0 S/T TRUCK (LEFT TANK) 1.6 1.6 S/T TRUCK (REAR TANK) 1.7 1.7 U/X VAN 1.3 1.3 G VAN (CUTAWAY) 1.3 1.3 G VAN (EXCLUDING CUTAWAY) 1.6 1.6 C/K TRUCK (LEFT TANK) 1.6 1.6 C/K TRUCK (REAR TANK) 1.7 1.7
FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 6
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