Re: Fuel gauge

[Khan Klatt <khan@mediaaccess.com>]

At 12:28 PM -0800 11/11/99, David Herlihy wrote:
>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??

The guage will change depending on several factors, the primary one 
being whether you on an incline or a decline. This is important if 
you're just about to get the Gas light on, meaning right at the 
threshold.

I've gotten the light on a decline, but then gone up an incline, and 
the light goes out. A couple days later (light driving) the light 
comes on and stays on. I've taken my car to the third red line on the 
guage with no problems.

-Khan

Khan Klatt                                         khan@mediaaccess.com

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