Fuel gauge inaccurate??
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Fuel gauge inaccurate?? My gauge read lil under half today, so i went to fill her up. when it was full, the gas pump read that i had pumped only 7.7 gallons of gas. Has anybody ever payed any attention to the gauge compared to what you just pumped in your tank?
has anybody ever adjusted their gauge according to the what the gas pump read? Like, you remembered where the gas gauge read, and the next time it was at that point, you moved the pointer to where it SHOULD BE?
Just wanted to bring that up, it may be stupid, but its worth trying? any input? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
has anybody ever adjusted their gauge according to the what the gas pump read? Like, you remembered where the gas gauge read, and the next time it was at that point, you moved the pointer to where it SHOULD BE?
Just wanted to bring that up, it may be stupid, but its worth trying? any input? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccurate?? i think that mine is really off, if i am correct in saying that we have a 15 gal. tank, then when my gas light is on and it only takes 9 gals. to fill up. i figured that i would just have to live with it and that it was not worht the time to take it to the dealer.
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccurate?? What i was gonna try is removing the gauge pin, and placing it where it belongs. I dont know if anybody would really like to take the time and do it, but I think im gonna try it. i was thinkin about takin it down to half tank, then fillin it up, to see how much gas i put in, then adjusting the gas gauge accordingly. It may take a few tries, but least it would be a lil more accurate than it really is, then i could see how much mileage i get to a full tank.
Re: Fuel gauge inaccurate?? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> What i was gonna try is removing the gauge pin, and placing it where it belongs. I dont know if anybody would really like to take the time and do it, but I think im gonna try it. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's an exercise in futility. The needles on your gauges are electromagnetic and will go back to the exact same spot.
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccurate?? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by StevieZ:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> What i was gonna try is removing the gauge pin, and placing it where it belongs. I dont know if anybody would really like to take the time and do it, but I think im gonna try it. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's an exercise in futility. The needles on your gauges are electromagnetic and will go back to the exact same spot.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I may be misunderstanding you, but when i changed to the white face gauges, i had to take off all needles and figure out where the heck they went. So, where ever you decide to put the needle, thats where its gonna read. Like i said, i dont know what futility means, its not a cop word, and i may have misunderstood you.
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> What i was gonna try is removing the gauge pin, and placing it where it belongs. I dont know if anybody would really like to take the time and do it, but I think im gonna try it. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's an exercise in futility. The needles on your gauges are electromagnetic and will go back to the exact same spot.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I may be misunderstanding you, but when i changed to the white face gauges, i had to take off all needles and figure out where the heck they went. So, where ever you decide to put the needle, thats where its gonna read. Like i said, i dont know what futility means, its not a cop word, and i may have misunderstood you.
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccurate?? I agree with the idea that I've never seen an accurate fuel gauge. I just be sure to fill up when it hits a 1/4 tank. And as far as trying to calculate gas mileage from the gauge-won't happen. What-did you think you bought a beemer? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
J/K. I've filled on 1/4 tank and put 11 gallons in, I've filled on 1/4 tank and put 12.5 in. (16 gallon tank if I remember right).
J/K. I've filled on 1/4 tank and put 11 gallons in, I've filled on 1/4 tank and put 12.5 in. (16 gallon tank if I remember right).
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Re: Fuel gauge inaccurate?? You guys all have good points..maybe i should just leave the gauge well enough alone. with my luck, i'll probably set it to where i think its right, and i'll run out of gas at 1/2 tank.. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
