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Rebuild or Replace Fuel Petcock

  • Thread starter Thread starter Tamara
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surely its a no brainer, fuel gauge on not?????
you run with tap on until it splutters and you have to switch to reserve.
then you KNOW you have to go fill up as soon as possible,no guess work involved!

most modern cars DO have a reserve. when the dial hits the red at the bottom, if it gets to low a qarning light comes on (or flashes). THAT is your reserve......get to a gas station QUICK!
 
Agemax said:
... most modern cars DO have a reserve. when the dial hits the red at the bottom, if it gets to low a qarning light comes on (or flashes). THAT is your reserve......get to a gas station QUICK!
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True, but it also makes sense to see how BIG that "reserve" is.

My van has a trip computer that tells me "Miles to Empty" which usually shows a ridiculous number. As the gauge approaches the red zone, the light comes on. I have seen it come on as I pulled into the station, and found that I have a three-gallon "reserve" on a 21-gallon tank. Well, I think it's a 21-gallon tank, because I have put in 20.76 gallons an had no problems. In fact, there have been four times I have put in over 20.5, so I don't really know how big that tank is, or how big the "reserve" is.

One of these days, I will have to go for a drive with a gas can and figure it out.

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I use a combination of the gas gauge and the trip meter. I know how many miles I can go on the trip meter so even if my gas gauge shows I have "plenty", I still stop and fill up at the next station.
 
That is the correct way to do it. The fuel estimator just gives you an indication; the odometer tells you the truth.
 
I rarely let my bike get down to a 1/4 of a tank...out in my area, when riding in the boonies, gas stations can be a good distance.
 
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