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Gas gauge (dumb question) 850

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posted by  NBZ on  Thu Aug 18 08:17 CST 2005
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Okay,
With the spike in gas prices I tend to be watching my gauge at lot these days and got to wondering the following...
The 70/50/30 mark indicators, I take as being percentage of fuel left in the tank. (Why is full 70%, and would that mean I still have 30% when it reads empty?) The gauge does start to drop immediately after filling up when I drive.
Not that I intend to keep driving when the car reads empty, just curious.
Anyone?
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    Gas gauge (dumb question) 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be ksg on  Mon Aug 22 09:04 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    Isn't it the number of litres of fuel left in the tank? The US cars have marks at 18,12,6 gallons (about 70, 47 and 24 litres).








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      Gas gauge (dumb question) 850

      posted by  someone claiming to be marty on  Wed Aug 24 11:33 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      Yup, that's the remaining amount of fuel. Strange how confusing it can be. The first time I got into my (then unfamiliar) car, it was at night. I started it up, the needle pointed to 12, and I made a mental note to check the charging system, since 12 volts is too low.... :)

      Marty
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        Thanks KSG & Marty 850

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        posted by  NBZ on  Fri Aug 26 05:32 CST 2005
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        Okay, that makes perfect sense.
        Do 850's & V70's sold in the states have gas guages that also read in metric?
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          Thanks KSG & Marty 850

          posted by  someone claiming to be marty on  Sat Aug 27 10:47 CST 2005 [RELATED]

          Nope.... ours read 6 .... 12 .... 18 calibrated in gallons


          Marty
          '96 855T







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