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my gas gage never goes up to FULL, not even the line anymore after I
fill up..how can i fix the problem?

AND since it doesnt work...i JUST got this car, and the old owner
apparently has no idea how many Km’s the car gets/tank of
gas......anyone...help?

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Krissylk <none@000.com> wrote in news:985748_
4c18509a3999e4334545b7a898b0cfbe@autoboardz.com:

> my gas gage never goes up to FULL, not even the line anymore after I
> fill up..how can i fix the problem?


Most likely the sender unit in the gas tank. You can get a repacement from
the wreckers.

The sender unit is under the rear seat. The rear seat has a VERY specific
removal procedure. Do NOT just pull up the front of the seat cushion; you
will wreck the seat!



>
> AND since it doesnt work...i JUST got this car, and the old owner
> apparently has no idea how many Km’s the car gets/tank of
> gas......anyone...help?
>


My '91 gets between 28 and 30mpg (US gallons). The tank holds a total of 13
gallons. The theoretical maximum distance that could be travelled is about
390 miles, or 625km.

Since the Low Fuel light comes on with about roughly three gallons left in
the tank, you're more likely to need to fill up after about 300 miles, or
500km.

You may not know this, but it's a *terrible* idea to run the tank down
before filling. You should always keep the tank as full as possible all the
time. Lots of air space in the tank means lots of water in the tank and
lots of corrosion and scale in the tank. All very bad things.


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Tegger

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Tegger you are awesome! thanks for all the info

today ( i filled up yesterday) the meter went up to full...i dono what
the deal is now...i dont trust it
i’ve been filling up at approx 410-420km, guess that’s ok

"Krissylk" wrote:
> my gas gage never goes up to FULL, not even the line anymore
> after I fill up..how can i fix the problem?
>
> AND since it doesnt work...i JUST got this car, and the old
> owner apparently has no idea how many Km's the car gets/tank
> of gas......anyone...help?