how do fuel gauges work?
A little chin music
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Originally posted by dom93hatch
Any way one could hook that up in an Integra? :rick:
Any way one could hook that up in an Integra? :rick:
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From: San Hose Jose
Originally Posted by fastball
On a serious note, in the gas tank you have the sending unit which consists of a float attached to a variable resistor, otherwise known as a potentiometer. The float keeps at the level of the gas, and as the float moves the potentiometer moves the opposite. That changes the voltage sent to your fuel gauge (hence "sending unit"). The fuel gauge is actually a voltmeter (if you are familiar with those). Instead of 12 volts at the top and 0 volts at the bottom, you have an "F" and an "E" printed on it. Does that clearify it? Hope you have some electronic knowledge.
awesome explaination.. :goodjob:
Originally Posted by qtiger
Look inside your toilet tank. That's how a fuel sensor works.
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All of our cars come with those "how many miles to empty" things.
It's simple.
My car goes ~370 miles before it runs dry. So at 300 miles, I know I have roughly 70 miles until empty.
It's about as accurate as that stinking computer on "luxury cars" nowadays too. Since all they do is take an average based on your current MPG (using fuel rate and fuel consumption) and how much fuel you have left in your tank.
It's simple.
My car goes ~370 miles before it runs dry. So at 300 miles, I know I have roughly 70 miles until empty.
It's about as accurate as that stinking computer on "luxury cars" nowadays too. Since all they do is take an average based on your current MPG (using fuel rate and fuel consumption) and how much fuel you have left in your tank.
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Originally Posted by antarius
All of our cars come with those "how many miles to empty" things.
It's simple.
My car goes ~370 miles before it runs dry. So at 300 miles, I know I have roughly 70 miles until empty.
It's about as accurate as that stinking computer on "luxury cars" nowadays too. Since all they do is take an average based on your current MPG (using fuel rate and fuel consumption) and how much fuel you have left in your tank.
It's simple.
My car goes ~370 miles before it runs dry. So at 300 miles, I know I have roughly 70 miles until empty.
It's about as accurate as that stinking computer on "luxury cars" nowadays too. Since all they do is take an average based on your current MPG (using fuel rate and fuel consumption) and how much fuel you have left in your tank.
In that respect, the 1927 Ford Model T had a similar computer.