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My gas gauge read that I had a quarter of a tank and about 2 minutes later it dropped down to empty

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When it dropped to empty did it run out of gas or were you able to get to a gas station and put gas in,if so did the gauge read above empty.its possible that the float in the tank or the needle on the dash momentarily stuck for what ever reason and it may not happen again.

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