Fuel Guage

[Rodddimus]

Wondering if this is a common issue but my Fuel guage is pretty much useless

if i fill the tank it goes to around 3/4 then will randomly assume a position between half tank and 3/4 for the majority of the tank before dropping to 1/4 at which stage previous owner told me your on empty

[KKson]

Sounds about right to me, although on mine I need to put 4 gallons in before the gauge even twitches...... If I brim the tank it shows 3/4 full, and after a few miles in then starts jumping between 1/4 and 3/4 full. If I go around a corner at speed then the gauge drops to zero......

[Pumpkin123]

Yes mines the same as above, there are various damper units available which might help, I did buy one a while back but haven't got around to fitting it yet... always something more pressing to do...and it would ruin all the fun of not having any idea how much fuel is left...

[Englishman]

Yes, all that way annoyingly.

I fitted one of these https://spiyda.com/fuel-gauge-wizard-mk3.html, not cheap, but work and it is never annoying again.

[Grady]

Englishman said:

I fitted one of these https://spiyda.com/fuel-gauge-wizard-mk3.html, not cheap, but work and it is never annoying again.

Cool idea. But I would never be able to tell when the tanks were full or empty.

[BlueWedgy]

Tongue in cheek answer.... Surely you empty the tanks at the lowest point feed to the pump (empty), then fill the tank to overflowish (full)

[ElvisWedgeman]

In every wedge I’ve had I always carry spare fuel in a steel can and a flask. If I run out of fuel at least then I know at what level on the gauge is empty and I can carry on with my journey without getting stranded.

[Grady]

I seriously think there is a blockage between my two tanks. I have never been able to get more than ~7-8 gallons in.

Some years ago, I had the hoses replaced but they lost the instruction about making sure there were no obstructions in the tanks.

[LLantrisant]

my ford powered 1984 Tasmin has a quite accurate fuel-gauge. after re-fueling it takes also some time until the gauge climbs up...means there must be a kind of "damping" device in the gauge reducing its eraticness.

my car is equipped with smiths gauges