AntleredRuin
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I'm curious as to how other people's gauges 'fail'. If some fail by being completely inaccurate or by flipping all over the place, that's one thing, but most (if not all) people I'm seeing complain on this issue seem to be saying that their gauge just drops too fast. So when they fill up when the light comes on, they only put 13-14 gallons back in, vs around 17.
While that's annoying in a way, I see it as a blessing, like Tim said earlier. It really just prevents you from ever running out of gas. I like knowing that when my light comes on, I have a good 5+ gallons (or about 100 miles, at an average of 19MPGs) or so to find a gas station. If I run out of gas, I deserve to walk several miles in the heat on the side of the road.
It also helps prevent running the tank too low and overheating the fuel pump, causing premature failure.
This is almost a literal example of a 'fail-safe'.
I don't know. Just my opinion. Cool that there's a 'fix' for this, but I can think of a lot of other things I'd rather spend $200 and a few hours of my time on.
While that's annoying in a way, I see it as a blessing, like Tim said earlier. It really just prevents you from ever running out of gas. I like knowing that when my light comes on, I have a good 5+ gallons (or about 100 miles, at an average of 19MPGs) or so to find a gas station. If I run out of gas, I deserve to walk several miles in the heat on the side of the road.
It also helps prevent running the tank too low and overheating the fuel pump, causing premature failure.
This is almost a literal example of a 'fail-safe'.
I don't know. Just my opinion. Cool that there's a 'fix' for this, but I can think of a lot of other things I'd rather spend $200 and a few hours of my time on.
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