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| | | Mid Dodge gas gauge survey | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,215 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,215 | I wanna know how the gas gauge works in your van - gallons to gauge reading. Don't post if your gauge is inoperable.
I recently got mine working (finally a van with a functional gas gauge after years!), and when I put in around 4 gallons, it registered 1/4 already. Filling another 5 gal nets me slightly below half. I have the 22 gallon steel tank.
Is this within range for everyone else? I tested the ohms on the sending unit, the ohms are spot on.
Haven't driven around yet, I'm trying to get a feel so when I know to fill or not. | | | Re: Mid Dodge gas gauge survey | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,772 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,772 | Sounds about rite. I fill mine at 1/4.
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| | | Re: Mid Dodge gas gauge survey | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,113 Likes: 2 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,113 Likes: 2 | i have a '75 Dodge and that sounds about right to me. i have switched out gas gauges before and noticed that while full it didn't quite reach full mark and other ones going passed the full mark when full. i don't think gauges are totally accurate, thats just my opinion. it drives me nuts when someone refills their tank at halfway and assumes they put in 11 gallons (if its a 22 galloner) to do their fuel mileage. totally inaccurate. | | | Re: Mid Dodge gas gauge survey | Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,215 old hand | OP old hand Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,215 | Cool.
No, they are not...and they are slow to give readings due to the limitations of the rheostat system. During testing, it would only go to 3/4 immediately then slowly go to full mark. Faster if I tap the cluster. We'll see when I fill it up again.
I'm not doing fuel economy. I'm figuring out gallons of gas to gauge readings. | | | Re: Mid Dodge gas gauge survey | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,113 Likes: 2 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,113 Likes: 2 | my van is the same way on filling up. mine goes just a little passed the 3/4 mark then slowly gets to the full mark. | | | Re: Mid Dodge gas gauge survey | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 663 addict | addict Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 663 | I swapped out a 22 gal fuel tank for a 35 gal in my 77 and kept the same sender. Now, at full, it only registers 7/8 of a tank. Chris (The Ravishing One) 1977 Dodge B200 Shorty V8-360 4.10 rear w/OD A518 tranny 1993 Dodge B250 Hi-Top V8-318 1994 Dodge B250 Lo-Top V8-318 (RIP 1998-2013)
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