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Why are all gas guages so innacurate?
How many of you stop filling your tank when the "auto stop" kicks your gas pump handle off? How many continue to top off the tank till the very brim?
I fill up to the very brim, I can usually get another 3-4 gallons of gas when the 'auto - stop' first kicks the pump handle off.
I have a real pet peave with gas gauges! Full is not "really" full - to capacity of tank, and "empty" is not really empty! If the manual says I have an 18.5 gallon capacity, by george I'm gonna make sure I'm at capacity when I fill er up. This though means it takes a bit before the fuel gauge goes past Full, and of course, when it reads a half a tank, you really have less than 9.25 gallons left. If you watch your gas gauge, your 1/4 tank range is really only about 2-3 gallons of gas, which would mean a full tank on your gauge is only about 8-12 gallons of gas, outta of 18.5. That is pretty shoddy if you ask me.
They make digital gas guages that are pretty accurate, why can't they configure the "analog" floats to reflect an accurate amount of gas in your tank?
Ok... so that's my rant and pet peave for the day..
How many of you stop filling your tank when the "auto stop" kicks your gas pump handle off? How many continue to top off the tank till the very brim?
I fill up to the very brim, I can usually get another 3-4 gallons of gas when the 'auto - stop' first kicks the pump handle off.
I have a real pet peave with gas gauges! Full is not "really" full - to capacity of tank, and "empty" is not really empty! If the manual says I have an 18.5 gallon capacity, by george I'm gonna make sure I'm at capacity when I fill er up. This though means it takes a bit before the fuel gauge goes past Full, and of course, when it reads a half a tank, you really have less than 9.25 gallons left. If you watch your gas gauge, your 1/4 tank range is really only about 2-3 gallons of gas, which would mean a full tank on your gauge is only about 8-12 gallons of gas, outta of 18.5. That is pretty shoddy if you ask me.
They make digital gas guages that are pretty accurate, why can't they configure the "analog" floats to reflect an accurate amount of gas in your tank?
Ok... so that's my rant and pet peave for the day..