Fuel Gauge Inaccurate, Anyone Else?
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GregbkH
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My gauge must be accurate. I've got over 100 hours on it and just the other day I ran it until it was using fumes to run. The gauge indicated this as well but it didn't kill. I filled it just in time.
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You guys were speaking of dip sticks to check your tanks. I keep one to check my bulk tank. It is the bottom half of a 9' two piece fishing rod that I somehow lost the top half. It is about 4.5 feet long and perfect for rodding my tank. Just a wipe down with paper towel when finished and I hang it back on the wall for next time. Diesel doesnt hurt it and it doesnt absorb into it like a wooden stick and really easy to see where the wet shiny surface is when I pull it out. Just my little tip for measuring. Perhaps one day I will get the old calculator out to figure out inches per gallon and then I can mark my measure stick in inches. This would be one of those "I dont have a thing to do today so what can I do" days.
Maybe easier to mark the tank and then just hold the stick up to see where if falls. DUH>
Maybe easier to mark the tank and then just hold the stick up to see where if falls. DUH>
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Wyobuckaroo
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According to owners manual I have a 5 gallon tank.
Fuel gauge stays on full until it is to about 1/2.
When it says 1/2 or less, it seems to be accurate when refilled.
Have never run it lower than 1/4. But the times I filled it at 1/4,
it took 3/4 of a 5 gallon can to fill it.
Until something changes, I'm not inclined to tear anything apart
or spend any unnecessary money...... At this time anyway.
Older (1987) JD855 compact.
Good luck
Fuel gauge stays on full until it is to about 1/2.
When it says 1/2 or less, it seems to be accurate when refilled.
Have never run it lower than 1/4. But the times I filled it at 1/4,
it took 3/4 of a 5 gallon can to fill it.
Until something changes, I'm not inclined to tear anything apart
or spend any unnecessary money...... At this time anyway.
Older (1987) JD855 compact.
Good luck
Don87
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It's going to depend on the design of your tank. My Massey has a tank with '2 side lobes' that are lower than the main tank.
When mine shows 'half', my tractor will run out of fuel, on an uphill grade, if leaning to the right side.
I live on a hill, and had to do the 'walk of shame', after running out of fuel............
When mine shows 'half', my tractor will run out of fuel, on an uphill grade, if leaning to the right side.
I live on a hill, and had to do the 'walk of shame', after running out of fuel............
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yep.. my gmc yukon does the same. had it back to the dealer 3 times to fix, including 1 dealer recall, and 2 pay-to-fix/repalce jobs.
still don't work.. have to use the odometer too tell when i need to put fuel in it.
i just chalk it up to usual quality I expect from gm equipment
hope they aren't making parts for NH tractors now.. that would really bite.... rsewill
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Car manufacturers can make very accurate gauges but choose not to because, apparently, customers like to think they are getting better mileage than they are by having the gauge go down slowly at first and then they usually fill up not long after the gauge goes below half. I would prefer an accurate gauge.
Good luck with your diagnosis.
Good luck with your diagnosis.
BeeferMan
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My gauge is busted too. I keep putting fuel in the tank, and that gets it back 'F' for awhile, but then over time it keeps going down and down - until i put more fuel in it. Then it's the same thing all over again...
