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Car Forum / Oldsmobile Cars / September 2004'76 Cutlass Fuel Gauge Question
I recently acquired a 1976 Cutlass and when my gas tank gets a bit low, the gauge will show me as having maybe a 1/4 or 1/2 tank but, when I start the car, it drops down to E or less. Can anyone tell me (without me running myself out of gas to test this) which reading I should trust? Being a college student, it's not always easy to find that $5-10 to put in my gas tank before the next paycheck. Thank you. Easy to figure out. Next time top off the tank and work back from the capacity. It's like 21 gallons, IIRC! Yeah that might be $40, but at least it'll ready to drive for a while. > I recently acquired a 1976 Cutlass and when my gas tank gets a bit low, the > gauge will show me as having maybe a 1/4 or 1/2 tank but, when I start the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thank you. Does your vehicle have a trip odometer. My daughter also has a flaky fuel gauge, and she fills it up after 300 miles. In my opinion she could actually get more miles, but she's a girl you know. > I recently acquired a 1976 Cutlass and when my gas tank gets a bit low, the > gauge will show me as having maybe a 1/4 or 1/2 tank but, when I start the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thank you. Hehe, well, I found the answer to this one the hard way. On the '76 Cutlass, or at least mine, the correct fuel gauge reading is the lower one that you get when you start the vehicle. Yep, you guessed it, I ran out of gas on my way home from work this morning. /smack |
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