Since my fuel gauge needle is off could I do this?
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Pretty sure that's an issue you're just going to have to contend with like every other f-body owner has since 1993.
If the gauge reads 1/2 when it's close to empty, shouldn't you know you're almost empty?
That's how I've been interpreting my gauge for 12 years now, so it's second nature.
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My gauge goes from, way past F to E. Then again, my opti still works too.... lol
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When I first bought the car, it showed 1/8th tank and wasn't enough to start it and keep it running. Fun troubleshooting after I bought the car with known miss and issues and the wife asked if it had gas.... lol OF COURSE IT DOES... SEE!
I pulled the tank this winter to replace the pump and it showed 1/8 tank. When I poured it out, I had roughly about 1.5 gallons.
I pulled the tank this winter to replace the pump and it showed 1/8 tank. When I poured it out, I had roughly about 1.5 gallons.
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No different gauge is going to help, unless it can actively re-scale the readings from the float to make them represent the actual fuel level.
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You can always trade up to a 98+ LS1 car
....the gas gauge is actually pretty accurate in my 99...you can even drive 20+ miles with the "check gauges" idiot light on and the gauge on dead E lol.....not so for the 94; 1/4 tank means only fumes left lol....do LT1 cars even have a "low fuel" or "check gauges" light like LS1 cars do?
If so mine has never worked
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Interesting...I found a similar thread....looks like only one guy with a 97' car DOES have a "check gauges" light for low fuel but nobody else with a (even other 97' cars) LT1 has it.
It's a nifty feature if you aren't paying attention to your gas gauge on a long trip or something:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...ate-light.html
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