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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:12 PM
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for some reason, the gauge that measures the amount of gas that you have left in the take seems to have some sort of problem. it will take about 150 miles for the needle to get from the full marking to the halfway full marking but only about 70 miles to get from the half full marking to the empty marking..what gives? does anyone else have this problem,anything i can do to correct this? btw, its a 99 civic EX that is the car i am referring to
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:36 PM
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same way on my car. i think its the gas tank shape in relation to the location of the gauge. Go by milage, and learn what to expect. the needle changes depending on incline, turns etc.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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yea i do go by mileage..i am forced to...but i only get about 23 mpg...and i think i drive a majority of highway...so that certainly sucks....i just wanted to know if there any correctible solution to the difference between each half of the gauge
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by hoophype84
yea i do go by mileage..i am forced to...but i only get about 23 mpg...and i think i drive a majority of highway...so that certainly sucks....i just wanted to know if there any correctible solution to the difference between each half of the gauge
if your tank was perfect symetrical top and bottom, then the guage would drop evenly.
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Old Nov 11, 2004 | 09:11 PM
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yup.. same here on my 94... when halfway comes, i think i got like 40mpg.. which im excited, but once it hits empty, i calculated its like.. 24 mpg. makes u pissed
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