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hernando

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tennessee
Tractor
dk 4510 kioti and a 450 case track loader
i have a 1440 v ...the book says it has a 8 gal. tank but my fuel gauge will show close to empty,, when i fill it up it only takes 4 to 5 gals...i had a 1250 that was the same way... am i missing somthing... any one else have this same thing ??? its not any trouble ,,just wondering..thanks
 
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really no one has had this trouble but me,,???seems about right /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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hernado, I have a 1433v and yes the first time it needed fuel when my gauge read low in the red area, I put in 5 and it overflowed /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

But it will only happen once!! That just means I don't have to panic when I see it getting low, knowing now I have enough fuel to finish the job with about 3 gallon in reserve /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Could be an engineering thing such as ; the design of the tank in these tractors fitting where it is in the rear it has a wide bottom and the tank float doesn't compensate for the different width (more fuel)at the bottom of the tank, The float is just measuring height at any given point through out its travel limits... That is probably why the gauge will read low but will only take approximately 5 gallons /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 

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