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    Gas Guage..?

    Ok well my gas gauge is annoying it works great until it hits 1/2 tank and then it goes to a 1/4 or E in like 15 miles...

    And when at 1/4 of a tank (240 miles since fill up)

    The car took 10 gallons and the pump shut off..

    So what can i do to make it more accurate?

    Also what makes the fuel light work?

    Click it.... You know you wanna
    Bought from:Joshy,H22WAGON93, nho93accord,90accordLXGUY,phantomCB7,Tommi
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    http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-gauge1.htm



    there is a foam float in your gastank, and depending on the amount of gasoline in the tank, it will 'float' at a certain position in the tank, which gives the gas gauge its reading of how much petrol you have in your tank at any given time. My guess is maybe that float and the system pertaining to it is wearing out?

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      #3
      i would recommend that you get a one or two gallon fuel tank fill it up and just run out of gas on purpose see how low the gauge goes and if the light actually works
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        #4
        when the fuel sending unit goes bad, it makes the fuel gauge inaccurate. later.
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          #5
          Originally posted by TypeG View Post
          when the fuel sending unit goes bad, it makes the fuel gauge inaccurate. later.


          Is this in the tank or what?

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            #6
            Originally posted by 91kid View Post
            Is this in the tank or what?
            yes. it's under the backseat. you use an ohmmeter to test it. i'd get a haynes manual for the step by step. later.
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              #7
              yep right behind the back seat takes like 1 minute to take it out i would check it u can move it to see if the fuel needle move and see if the fuel light comes on


              h22a4+p2u5 trans+8000rpm= 135mph in 4 gear

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                #8
                Originally posted by quaidum View Post
                i would recommend that you get a one or two gallon fuel tank fill it up and just run out of gas on purpose see how low the gauge goes and if the light actually works
                Running a car completely dry is not a good thing.

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                  Would YOu be able to get to the fuel pump the same way?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by 91kid View Post
                    Would YOu be able to get to the fuel pump the same way?
                    no, you have to drop the tank. later.
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                      Originally posted by JoshM View Post
                      Running a car completely dry is not a good thing.
                      that is true b/c the fuel is used to cool the pump as it runs through it.if you leave the key in the on position after you run out of fuel then it will cause premature wear on your pump.if you turn your key off right away then it shouldn't be any harm.

                      but there might be something i don't know that you can enlighten me about. there is always a lot more that we can learn about these cars.
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