really stupid question lol
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really stupid question lol
ok so i have a 1998 z28, and i actually ran out of gasonetime when i first bought the car, becuase the previous owner told me the gauge was innacurate when it really was........when i get low on gas, is my check gauges light suposed to come on? the only time it was ever on was when my coolant level sensor somehow popped off and my car started to run hot from no coolant
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same here 97 z28 i will get 150-165 on the first 1/4 then about another 60-75 on the rest never ran it below a 1/4 but was told by the previous owner i have about 2 miles left when it hits E
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Seriously though I get the same deal with mine. Not the most accurate gauge but it serves its purpose...though I've never seen the light come on I rarely let the needle fall below a quarter of a tank. But I think that's just my OCD'ness kicking in giving me this weird feeling that the gas at the bottom of the tank may not be the cleanest...
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don't let the tank get less than 1/4 full unless you are in the ghetto and filling up gas is a life/death situation.
next time you fill up your tank to the top, take the gas needle off and place it back on where its supposed to be...on the F hash mark.
i did that it is almost accurate to our tank. 3-4 gallons to the first hash mark, middle hash=7-8 3rd hashmark is 11-12 and when you hit the last hashmark you are dead in the road although i haven't gotten it to that point...i fill up when it hits the halfway hash
wheres your pump get the fuel from? top of tank or bottom of tank?
next time you fill up your tank to the top, take the gas needle off and place it back on where its supposed to be...on the F hash mark.
i did that it is almost accurate to our tank. 3-4 gallons to the first hash mark, middle hash=7-8 3rd hashmark is 11-12 and when you hit the last hashmark you are dead in the road although i haven't gotten it to that point...i fill up when it hits the halfway hash
I chuckled when I read that
Seriously though I get the same deal with mine. Not the most accurate gauge but it serves its purpose...though I've never seen the light come on I rarely let the needle fall below a quarter of a tank. But I think that's just my OCD'ness kicking in giving me this weird feeling that the gas at the bottom of the tank may not be the cleanest...
Seriously though I get the same deal with mine. Not the most accurate gauge but it serves its purpose...though I've never seen the light come on I rarely let the needle fall below a quarter of a tank. But I think that's just my OCD'ness kicking in giving me this weird feeling that the gas at the bottom of the tank may not be the cleanest...
wheres your pump get the fuel from? top of tank or bottom of tank?
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Just because the car was shipped from the Factory with the Check Gauge's light built into the gauge cluster doesn't mean it was tied to the fuel gauge. My 2000 v6 had the Traction Control Light on the Cluster but she didn't have traction control and it lit up when I turned the key to on.
But, as everyone else says running below a quarter of a tank is really bad cause the pump begins to pick up all the crap in the bottom of the tank, and I have heard it also overworks the fuel pump.
But, as everyone else says running below a quarter of a tank is really bad cause the pump begins to pick up all the crap in the bottom of the tank, and I have heard it also overworks the fuel pump.
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I chuckled when I read that
Seriously though I get the same deal with mine. Not the most accurate gauge but it serves its purpose...though I've never seen the light come on I rarely let the needle fall below a quarter of a tank. But I think that's just my OCD'ness kicking in giving me this weird feeling that the gas at the bottom of the tank may not be the cleanest...
Seriously though I get the same deal with mine. Not the most accurate gauge but it serves its purpose...though I've never seen the light come on I rarely let the needle fall below a quarter of a tank. But I think that's just my OCD'ness kicking in giving me this weird feeling that the gas at the bottom of the tank may not be the cleanest...
My mood is definitely affected by the level of gas in my 98 SS.
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I believe the reason for that rate change on the gauge is due to the shape of the tank. the sending unit measures the level in a "linear" way, yet due to the shape of the tank, there is more volume towards the top of the range, and less volume closer to the bottom, therefore the gauge will drop faster as the tank empties. Atleast thats what i think is happening.
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Being that I've got 152,000 miles on my 98Z,needless to say,I've filled it many times. Over the course of time when filling,I kept track of needle position(before filling and from driver view) versus now many gallons required to fill(by gas nozzle auto shutoff). My data sheet has 76 entries,took those entries and plotted on a graph.
With the gauge needle at a position,here's what I came up with.
needle position vs. gallons to fill
0=14.2
1/16=13.7
1/8=12.9
3/16=12.3
1/4=11.6
5/16=10.9
3/8=10.2
7/16=9.5
1/2=8.8
9/16=8.2
5/8=7.5
11/16=6.8
3/4=6.1
13/16=5.4
7/8=4.7
15/16=4.1
needle directly on full=3.3
for my tank
0 to 1/2=5.4 gallons
1/2 to full needle=5.5 gallons
gas available before needle drops directly above full mark=3.3 gallons
I travel a lot,so knowing exactly how much gas I got and knowing my mpg,how far can I safely travel without being in danger of runnig out of gas.
With the gauge needle at a position,here's what I came up with.
needle position vs. gallons to fill
0=14.2
1/16=13.7
1/8=12.9
3/16=12.3
1/4=11.6
5/16=10.9
3/8=10.2
7/16=9.5
1/2=8.8
9/16=8.2
5/8=7.5
11/16=6.8
3/4=6.1
13/16=5.4
7/8=4.7
15/16=4.1
needle directly on full=3.3
for my tank
0 to 1/2=5.4 gallons
1/2 to full needle=5.5 gallons
gas available before needle drops directly above full mark=3.3 gallons
I travel a lot,so knowing exactly how much gas I got and knowing my mpg,how far can I safely travel without being in danger of runnig out of gas.