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When I fill my gas tank on my 2000 Dodge intrepid, the fuel gauge will move from full, drop to empty and then back to full again. It does this over and over until the tank is down to about 3/4 full.

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    when gas tank is full gas leaks at juncture of fill pipe and tank

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HI, the fuel gauge sending unit is malfunctioning. this is located inside the fuel tank and, it is part of the fuel pump assembly. replacing this failing component will fix this issue.

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The fuel tank has the Rheostat that has a float and on which the float moves up to change the resistance to the gauge which is a volt meter.
So you need to locate the fuel tank to see the fittings here, removal of the wires to the rheostat will change the fuel readings, so as to confirm the gauge.
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