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Re: Please help me... My gauge is lame
tell ya what, you bring it over and I'll fix it for you.
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Matt 15 OBW premium w/eyesight A picture of an SVX in the garage |
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Re: Please help me... My gauge is lame
Ok so heres where Im at...
I filled the car today, at 213 miles, and it took 10.9 gallons. How much gas did I have left before the light comes on? And it is almost 100% city driving for me, so I normally get 17ish mpg. Though this fill up it went to 19! -Dennis
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D.J. McPhee 2006 Infra-Red Ford Focus ZX3 ~ 67k No longer SVX'n, Ill always miss them! 1995 Polo Green LS-i ~ 95k 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~ 145k (04/91) #2231 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 |
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Re: Please help me... My gauge is lame
The tank holds ~18 gallons, so even at 20mpg you still had 120 miles till the light would come on.
Since it is all city driving, you may want to refill closer to 250 than 300, but once you go through a few cycles you'll get used to how far you can go.
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Dave - 03 Baja - 92 SVX - 86 Brat - 08 OB 3.0 Last edited by Hocrest; 07-10-2008 at 12:32 PM. |
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Re: Please help me... My gauge is lame
i only get concerned when i approach the 450 mark.
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Kenneth 1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited CVT - Crystal White Pearl - 2.8k miles 2021 Subaru Forester 2.5i Limited CVT - Horizon Blue Pearl - 17k miles 2023 Volkswagen Jetta S 6MT - Pure White - 2.6k miles 2020 Hyundai Ioniq Limited EV - Ceramic White - 30k miles |
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Re: Please help me... My gauge is lame
Well, most of us dont drive an SVX with 17k miles now do we
Plus, mine is a 92, along with 4.44, which means worse mileage. By the way, that brings up a point Ive wondered about. When im going about 65mph, my rpms are sitting at the 3k mark. What is it normally at on a stock SVX? Just wondering how much it hurts mileage with the 4.44...
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D.J. McPhee 2006 Infra-Red Ford Focus ZX3 ~ 67k No longer SVX'n, Ill always miss them! 1995 Polo Green LS-i ~ 95k 1992 Dark Teal LS-L ~ 145k (04/91) #2231 1992 Claret LS-L ~196K (05/91) #0831 |
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Re: Please help me... My gauge is lame
I fixed my problem by completely filling my tank and resetting my gas indicator a little above the full mark,and that was over three years ago still works great.A member had posted a how to reset your gas needle some time ago.
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Re: Please help me... My gauge is lame
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Re: Please help me... My gauge is lame
I've had luck using Marvel Mystery oil in the gas for this problem.
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Cheers! Gordon 1997 Ebony #308 113k "The Black Diva"SOLD 1992 Black over Liquid Silver 152k SOLD 1992 Ebony 251k 444 SOLD 1999 Silver SLK230 134k SOLD 1997 Green Outback 137k SOLD 2013 Honda Accord I4 SOLD 2015 Subaru Crosstrek 30k 2018 Tesla M3 30k |
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