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Date:         Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:34:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
In-Reply-To:  <1897726.54478.1255957987357.JavaMail.mcneely4@127.0.0.1>
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At 06:13 AM 10/19/2009, mcneely4@cox.net wrote: >Don't know about your particular vanagon, but in general, the gas >gauge is only an indicator, not a precise measure, of the volume of >fuel in the tank. That the gauge needle did not indicate fuel >content with 2 gallons in the tank is no surprise, and that the >needle indicated some fuel content when empty would also be no >surprise for many vehicles. I would expect consistency, however. I >have learned (the hard way) that when the gauge on my camper >indicates a quarter tank, the tank is right at empty. If mine were >inconsistent, however, I would expect an electrical glitch. Dave Mc

Yeah, consistency is what I didn't get last night. Ugh.

As for an electrical glitch, the battery was quite depleted due to my alternator issues, but I doubt that's the kind of glitch you mean.

In the plane, I ignore the gauges and instead carefully track the time. I guess in my Westy I'll stop looking at the gauge and carefully track the miles. Sure, it'll generally go 300 miles on a tank, and up to 350 miles at a constant 65 mph above 5,000 feet elevation, but from now on I'm filling the tank at 270 miles!


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