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Re: Fuel Guage - calibration?

To: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>, mgs@Autox.Team.Net, cfiddes@direct.ca
Subject: Re: Fuel Guage - calibration?
From: David Councill <dcouncil@inetco.net>
Date: Fri, 09 May 1997 21:44:51 -0600
At 07:41 PM 5/9/97 +0000, Paul Hunt wrote:
>
>Other faults not withstanding, the voltage "stabilisers" on my 73 and 75 
>are adjusatble, there is a small threaded rod with a flat end sticking 
>out of the insulated base, beside one of the connectors.  A short length 
>of brake tubing slightly flattened at one end makes a suitable twiddler. 
> My problem on the 75 V8 is that the tank sender stops moving with abou 
>a gallon left, the needle never reaches 'empty'.  However it goes right 
>below when the ignition is off.
>
>PaulH.
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>
>

I have owned 3 mgb's, and the fuel guage worked the same way on all of
them. Half full meant 8 gallons were gone, four were left.
And the guage never reached empty except when the car was turned off.

My rule of thumb has been that if the gauge reads 1/8 a tank and the needle
isn't moving (usually it bobbles a bit), its too low.


David

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