RE: Fuel gauge

["Chadwick, John/COR/INV" <jchadwic@ch2m.com>]

That's probably why mine has never gone off

Chadwick

-----Original Message-----
From: Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial Finance)
[mailto:kevin.ng@bankofamericacf.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 3:05 PM
To: 'jettaglx@igtc.com'
Subject: RE: Fuel gauge


Oh, BTW, the low fuel light was not a feature on pre-97 vehicles.

Kevin Ng
97 GLX Windsor Blue

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ng, Kevin (Bank of America Commercial Finance)
> [SMTP:kevin.ng@bankofamericacf.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, November 11, 1999 4:38 PM
> To:	'jettaglx@igtc.com'
> Subject:	RE: Fuel gauge
> 
> Oh yeah? Well, I've had it down to the black line past the last white line
> beyond the last red line. Of course, that's with the car turned off.
> 
> Seriously, I've found that the trip odometer is a better "fuel gauge" than
> the fuel gauge itself. When I hit ~250 miles, I know it's time for a
> fillup.
> I've gone past 300 miles on a tank before, but why risk it? It's not like
> a
> tube of toothpaste where you have to roll up the end to squeeze out the
> last
> drop.
> 
> Kevin Ng
> 97 GLX Windsor Blue
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Chadwick, John/COR/INV [SMTP:jchadwic@ch2m.com]
> > Sent:	Thursday, November 11, 1999 3:53 PM
> > To:	'jettaglx@igtc.com'
> > Subject:	RE: Fuel gauge
> > 
> > Hey Weird, how are you? Sorry, had to do it. Anyway, I've gone down to
> the
> > last line on my fuel gauge and the fuel light never came on. Not the
> last
> > red line, I'm talkin about the white line after the last red line on my
> 95
> > GLX.
> > 
> > Chadwick
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Herlihy [mailto:davidh1972@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 1:29 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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