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Date:         Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:29:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
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I ran my '84 Westy out of gas today, thank goodness within walking distance of a gas station.

I knew the fuel was low, but the gauge was still well above the red band, and I've driven more miles on a tank. I was running errands and decided to complete just one more task before filling up.

I put 16.1 gallons into the 16-gallon tank. The van got 19.0 mpg on this tank, so that's pretty normal.

The question is: Why didn't the gauge dip into the red, as it always has before?

A clue: The gauge didn't budge when I poured a 2-gallon gas can into the tank.

When the engine died, I was sure it was because I had depleted the battery. I'm the guy that keeps posting to the list about the low voltage from my alternator. But that wasn't the problem this time.


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