RE: Fuel gauge

[David Herlihy <davidh1972@yahoo.com>]

Gee. thanks I know. :) The early 504's had cylinder
sleeve problems that were a real pain. We didn't have
to replace the head on our's until it had over 133,000
miles on it. At that point we put the Turbo Diesel in
it and later on the five spd. A unique beast it
was/is. A Peuegot collector in PA has her now. NO rust
at all on the car either. Very "unique" driving
experience to say the least. As much as I hated it at
times when my friends would rip by me in their VW's, I
really did like driving the car.

We lucked out and got a "good" one. That car lasted us
25 yrs and 300,000+ miles.. wonder how long the GLX
will last with the same kind of care I lavished on the
Peugeot? Time will tell.

David

PS Sorry to clog the list with nonsense Peugeot
babble. :)

--- Tim Irwin <timi@Interlinq.com> wrote:
> I'd definitely call you weird. I can't remember how
> many heads we went
> through on our mid-70's 504 diesel S/W, but it was
> not the most reliable car
> for longer trips.
> 
> I think my parents still have the bottle of
> Champagne that came with it
> though.
> 
> Tim Irwin
> '98 Jetta GLX
> http://www.members.cascade.org/~tjirwin/tim.htm
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Herlihy [mailto:davidh1972@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 12:29 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Fuel gauge
> 
> 
> Not to beat a dead horse. Last night I figured I was
> getting down to the end of the barrel on fuel. The
> needle was just above the red marks and the light
> hadn't gone on so I decided that I would try to see
> if
> I could make it home on that. Well the light went on
> immediately as i started driving. Great... so I
> decided to press on knowing I might end up in the
> Ran
> Out of Fuel Club :)
> 
> Well the light went off eventually and stayed off. I
> filled the car up and the needle was on the red
> then.
> Lo and behold I have about 3-4gallons left. Whoever
> calibrated this gauge needs to have a swift kick in
> the butt b/c to me that isn't really nearing empty. 
> 
> Stretching a tank of gas is something I don't really
> like doing but it is just curious how quickly this
> gauge moves when it really shouldn't. I suppose they
> are all that way??
> 
> End of ranting.
> 
> On a positive note I'm enjoying this car more and
> more
> everyday. Still going through withdrawl from giving
> up
> my pride enjoy old Peugeot 504 though... call me
> weird
> I know.
> 
> David
> 
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