Another messed up gas gauge

[missruby]

Maybe it's the ages of the cars, or the time of year, or the fact that it's a moon cycle . . .

I've never had any problems with my gas gauge before so I'm baffled.

I filled up 4 days ago and the gauge sat on the full line, like always. I figure, at most, I should be around the 3/4 tank line right now. NOPE.

According to my gas gauge, I have 1 1/4 tanks full of gas !!!! I've tried unscrewing the gas cap, with no difference. I just checked - when the car is off, the gauge registers at the 'almost-out-gotta-find-a-station orange area' instead of 0.

At this point I don't know if the gauge even works. My question is this: Does anyone know what trips the low fuel warning light or the panel? Is it the gas gauge itself, or is there a float or something in the gas tank?

Anyone? Anyone?


Guess a trip to the stealership is in the near future. . .

[Dogzilla]

Next time you fill it up (ALL the way), it'll reset itself. Chill.

[nyum96]

To answer your question, the "float" or "sender" is on the fuel pump housing, in the tank. This communicates to the guage the level.

[noR]

I tend to get 150 miles before the first 1/4 of tank is gone. Then 150 mi from the last 3/4 of a tank.

You just said 4 days ago, I dunno, maybe you didn't drive for a day in there. How many miles are on that tank of gas while it's still showing Full?

[missruby]

Well, since I put in the supercharger, my mileage is bad, bad, bad, but . . . I usually get about 50 miles before it 'pluges' to 3/4.

As a side note - the gauge seemed to be registering last night going home - and this morning when before I started the car I noticed that the gauge was at 0 the way it should be.

I swear - this has been one crazy moon cycle - I can always tell by the incoming calls at the office when one is close, but this one has been WACKY!!!!!!!!!!!
Guess I'll have to wait to see what happens - if I run out when I'm just to the orange area, then I'll know . . .

[noR]

haha, stay out of the orange area.