Thanks all for the input. Yeah, I always reset my ODO & use the gauge for a ball-park estimate. It's really pretty accurate when it gets down below 1/4... Thing is, it use to be rock solid & steady. Then one day, it got the floaties! (Like the baffles in the gas tank were removed... asssuming it has internal baffles... baffles me.)
I just finally got tired of watching the needle bob around, and so I'm on the hunt now! I lived with the CEL for most of it's 211,000+ miles & I just recently got that to go away. (Or maybe it burned out?!) lol
Anyway - Still looking for a solution. I'll have to maybe go on a ground strap hunt and see if that helps. In the meantime... If anyone needs a fuel sending unit, I have a spare that I could cut you a deal on!