whytryz28

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Full it up and just pop the needle off and put it so it reads just above the F mark?

RamAir95TA

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What's the problem with your needle?

whytryz28

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Reads 1/2 when its closer to E

Posted a thread and everyone said the gauges are messed up since the tank is funny shaped.

RamAir95TA

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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.

whytryz28

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I like to have everything function as its supposed to sadly... Guess Ill have to live with it.

RamAir95TA

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It does function as its supposed to. It's one of those things that make f-bodies what they are.

sandman2100

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Ditto, my fuel gauge is full.... of ****. You learn to trust the odometer.

whytryz28

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My MPH and odometer are off since I have a 93 and to correct the speedo I need to replace the gears in the tailshaft, which I havent done yet.

shbox

It won't change how it reads as the level goes down. It will just start at a different place.

ZFreie

Am I seriously the only 4th gen owner that has a correctly working gauge?????

My gauge goes from, way past F to E. Then again, my opti still works too.... lol

RamAir95TA

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Way past F to E is how my gauge works too - that's how it's supposed to work. What everyone cries about is the fact that it stays at F forever, then drops to 1/2 when there's actually a 1/4 tank left, then E is bone dry.

pillarpod

Thank God for f-bodys

Nick V.

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mine works. but i would like to have a digital gauge that actually have the amount of gallons left.

that would be cool. maybe there is a HUD that we can iinstall to do that

Bullit95T/A

Mine does the same thing when I first got my 95 T/A in 97 I ran out of gas a few yards away from the pumps a few times. when it hits E it's too late.

sandman2100

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Once mine hits below 1/4 prepare to walk.....

sandman2100

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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.

shbox

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.

ahritchie

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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

pillarpod

not that i know of, maybe 97 with the new cluster?

ahritchie

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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