ok so i pull into my driveway and turn off the car with a 1/4 tank showing on the gauge. go out a little later and it's up to full. So i turn it off and start it back up and then drops back down to a 1/4 tank. Any thoughts? retarted gauge needle? sending unit? float? HELP!!

 

sounds like the sending unit to me and when are you letting me drive that beast haha

 

your guage probably just centers itself at full.. if the car is off its not a big deal... as long as it reads properly when its running

 

thats the thing it may not be reading accuratly. i filled the car up twice now at a 1/4 tank each time and took 10 gallons, is that about right?i don't want to go below a 1/4 tank anyway. Also my gas light comes on at 1/4 tank, is that normal?

 

well... fuel gauges are never very accurate anyway... i always just fill my car when i hit about 250 miles

 

Yeah, those cars hold 15.4 gallons So it sounds close (1/4 of a tank being 3.85 -- almost 4 gallons).

The gauges aren't really accurate by design.

- Jeff

 

thanks alot guys! i'll just fill it up at 1/4 tank for now. I only got a 150 miles to a 3/4 tank! believe it or not half of that was highway driving!

 

sounds like me only i drive mine down to the red line and i get 160 out of it highway and city driving

 

sending unit in the tank is shot.

Replace it and spend money or just keep it 1/4 like they said above and pend the Jack elsewhere.

-Ivan

 

mine always 1/4 when off

my gas tank/sending unit is messed up. getting all new parts tuesday. its about damn time, my car needs it bad.

i overflowed and lost some gas but ive managed about 120 on half a tank, if the seeping stops i should get well over 200 miles to the tank