>I think everyone who owns a WBX powered machine needs to run it dry at >least once. Then fill it back up, one gallon at a time, checking the >guage setting with each gallon, and taking notes. That way one has a >record of what the needle positions really mean. Funny this thread should come up (almost *not* funny) I verified today (I suspected it already) that my gas gauge LIES big time... My gauge was still quite a long ways above the orange "reserve zone", what I might consider to be about 1/4 to 1/3 of a tank on a real gauge. I was cruising on the freeway when it started to lose power. At first I thought it was the "lose power and die" syndrome that I've been having, but I was fortunate enough to have to do a minor swerve to avoid some debris in the road. As soon as I swerved, power came back! A few seconds later it was losing power again so I shook the steering back and forth a bit and the power came back again. I managed almost 2 miles by giving the steering a good shake every 5-10 seconds. Apparently it sloshed enough remaining gas around to get the pickup tube to suck a bit more. It also makes the driver behind drop back quite a ways... Made it to an offramp and fortunately not only was there a gas station right there, but the light was green at the intersection... what are the odds? I put gas in it and it took 15.572 gallons... The owners manual says it takes 16 gallons. So when my gauge says a little over 1/4 full, it means "start walking". I got real lucky, because I found out without getting stuck somewhere. Guess I'll be fixing *that* soon.... Steve |
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