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Old 11-16-2006, 08:13 PM
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My gas gauge on the 93 eg fluctuates like crazy at any little thing I do. On turns, on acceleration, on hills (that are not even steep)... I've driven integra and preludes and newer civics 00+, and they did not do this. Is this normal on EG's?? (its really annoying, becausy when i have about 1/4 of tank left and it fluctuates, it easily goes on empty, and in traffic that annoys the crap out of me)
Old 11-16-2006, 08:57 PM
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My car does that when I get on it. It can go from about 1/4 to empty.
Old 11-16-2006, 11:12 PM
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Yea, thats exactly what my car does. So I guess its normal for the eg's . Is it because they have a small tank? How big is the tank anyway? (I noticed that 6 gallons almost fill it up for me)
Old 11-17-2006, 10:46 AM
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mine does it too. you're not alone.
Old 11-17-2006, 12:30 PM
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The baffles in the EGs are not that great compared to EK/EM I've noticed. Really shouldn't worry about it since I autocrossed my EG with 1/8 tank and no fuel starvation.
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Old 11-17-2006, 01:28 PM
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Wow, thats crazy, but for me in fwy traffic, this just makes me nervous. So there is no way to fix it...?
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The only thing I can think of is because there is a ground that is loose. Your gauge has to ground either at the cluster or on the electrical side by the pump to read how much is in it...this happened to an old truck of mine when the ground came loose...only thing I can think of
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Originally Posted by project_hatch
The only thing I can think of is because there is a ground that is loose. Your gauge has to ground either at the cluster or on the electrical side by the pump to read how much is in it...this happened to an old truck of mine when the ground came loose...only thing I can think of
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The baffles in the EGs are not that great compared to EK/EM I've noticed.
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all electrical has to complete a circuit hence the idea of a ground?
Old 11-19-2006, 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by 95LSv
Wow, thats crazy, but for me in fwy traffic, this just makes me nervous. So there is no way to fix it...?
Why does it make you nervous? There's still gas in the tank. It's just sloshing around fooling the gas sensor.
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