Fuel Gauge
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Fuel Gauge
Can't figure this one out.
I have the 29 gallon tank and with the way my filler was designed I have an extra 2 gallons or so. I had 1/4 tank when I filled up yesterday but I put 28.8 gallons in??
What the heck am I missing.
2006 F350 4X4
I have the 29 gallon tank and with the way my filler was designed I have an extra 2 gallons or so. I had 1/4 tank when I filled up yesterday but I put 28.8 gallons in??
What the heck am I missing.
2006 F350 4X4
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With the harpoon mod done I've put in (and seen put in) 33+ gallons on a "dry" tank.
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I should have done the harpoon when I was messing with the water in fuel junk earlier in the year. I have to be sitting just right to get a smooth fill otherwise it takes forever.
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Could be. Last week when I filled up I was below 1/4 tank and put in 29 gallons even but should have had at least 4 or 5 gallons in the tank. The whole thing is just screwy.
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Will tell you from my observations the fuel gauge isn't a very accurate depiction of how much fuel is left in the tank, or at least what I have noticed on mine. I will try to explain. I got my Scan Gauge dialed in with each fill-up and that booger within .5 of what I need to put in to fill-up. If I look at it and it tells me 10.5 gals that's what it takes. I neck the tank every time. With that said when my needle drops to just below the "F" 10gals have been used. When my needle is at the 1/2 way mark I have used roughly 20gals. I originally thought the sending unit might have been faulty so I talked buddy into getting using his SG to monitor and his acts the same way. Not saying that their couldn't still be a fault somewhere but still pretty strange on two different trucks.
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Will tell you from my observations the fuel gauge isn't a very accurate depiction of how much fuel is left in the tank, or at least what I have noticed on mine. I will try to explain. I got my Scan Gauge dialed in with each fill-up and that booger within .5 of what I need to put in to fill-up. If I look at it and it tells me 10.5 gals that's what it takes. I neck the tank every time. With that said when my needle drops to just below the "F" 10gals have been used. When my needle is at the 1/2 way mark I have used roughly 20gals. I originally thought the sending unit might have been faulty so I talked buddy into getting using his SG to monitor and his acts the same way. Not saying that their couldn't still be a fault somewhere but still pretty strange on two different trucks.
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