How far does the gas gauge go past F?
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How far does the gas gauge go past F?
according to my fuel gauge i just pulled a 200 mile trip on a little over 1/4 tank, that cant be right, so much of the gas gauge would say is past the F?
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70 liters per full tank.
8 liters past full mark
8 liters below empty mark
13.5 liters per quarter
So at 10 liters per 100 km you should get about 140 km per 1/4 tank. plus another 80 for the amount past the full.
8 liters past full mark
8 liters below empty mark
13.5 liters per quarter
So at 10 liters per 100 km you should get about 140 km per 1/4 tank. plus another 80 for the amount past the full.
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Re: How far does the gas gauge go past F?
Originally Posted by NERV
according to my fuel gauge i just pulled a 200 mile trip on a little over 1/4 tank, that cant be right, so much of the gas gauge would say is past the F?
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Originally Posted by jwikoff99
On my 92, it'll stay above full for about 100 miles. I've still got the original sender.
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my gauge is screwy on the orig sending unit, at fill up it goes wayyyyyyyyyyy past f, to the point where its about a whole quarter over like randman1'* was when he was swappin the engine and didnt have the right sending unit installed
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You'll find it varies from car to car. No you didn't go 100 miles on 1/8 of a tank even if the gauge says you did 200 on a 1/16. MPG is best calculated by filling, driving a good distance then filling again and using the displaced amount.