fastbird232 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 So everyone knows that when you fill your tank, the needle goes above "F" and takes a while to come back down. In my '95 GP, I've got about 60 highway miles before it comes down to the "F." My question is, do I also have 60 miles from "E" until it's completely empty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 That gauge is bullshit. Paper and pen and trip OD is much more accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Your DIC should give a pretty good indication on how far you can go with what you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 My DIC is fairly accurate, I know that when it flashes LoFuel I usually have around 20 miles to go before I'm empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalgorn Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Every fuel gauge is different. If I fill up completely, it takes about 60 miles for the needle to even start moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93CutlassSupreme Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 das sum bull shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regal_GS_1989 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 I know with my fuel guage, i can get around 140 highway miles before my guage moves off of full, and about 40-50 highway miles when it hits tha last bar on my fuel guage. But I always fill my tank up to the gills when i fill it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93CutlassSupreme Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 i wish i could afford to totally fill up my tank :bawl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay3800 Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 My fuel gauge is the same way. It takes FOREVER to move off of Full, then moves very slowly until it gets to 1/2. Beyond half, it drops like a brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Yeah I get about 60miles until it actually goes "down" to F. When I'm in the red shaded area (little less than 1/4) my DIC says I have 60-100km left (depending on how I'm driving) and I do believe that is fairly accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Well boys and girls, welcome to the wonderful world of GM! Each of you have described every single fuel gauge ever installed in a GM vehicle since the dawn of civilization . Seriously though, reset your trip odometer every time you gas up and go by what it reads. Fill your tank once it hits a certain threshold, say 300 miles since you last filled up. You also get the added benefit of being able to figure out your fuel economy since the last fill-up as well (divide the mileage on the trip odo by the # of gallons the gas pump says you put in the tank...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 My fuel gauge is the same way. It takes FOREVER to move off of Full, then moves very slowly until it gets to 1/2. Beyond half, it drops like a brick. Same way here. If I ever let my gas tank get that low, I usually just drive around for a day or two with the check gauges like on. (for low fuel) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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