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Old 03-09-2007, 01:00 AM
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i know u cant trust our gauge, but when i drive kinda hard, the gas goes up.
Old 03-09-2007, 04:30 AM
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Originally Posted by dyhppy,Mar 9 2007, 02:00 AM
i know u cant trust our gauge, but when i drive kinda hard, the gas goes up.
Prolly because it moves the float around in the tank and thinks there is more gas there than there is.
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well...i have another problem with it. everytime when i full tank it, after like 2 minutes one bar goes off already......
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I never pay that close attention to the gauge just because of how bizarre it reads.
I fill it, and when the gas light comes on, I fill it again.
The bars mean nothing to me
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yeah, its from the fuel in the tank moving around and giving the car a false reading.
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I reset the odometer and go on the mileage. I fill up around 230-240 miles.
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once i ran 307 miles full tank..and thats the only time
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Originally Posted by doheboy6,Mar 9 2007, 12:40 PM
I reset the odometer and go on the mileage. I fill up around 230-240 miles.


that's what i do too

240 is "I need gas", and at 250 I'm usually telling myself "stop looking for gas under $3.15, you're not gonna find it"
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Yeah, it's hard for Honda to build an accurate gas gauge because of the second gas tank.
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Originally Posted by PeaceLove&S2K,Mar 9 2007, 04:28 PM
Yeah, it's hard for Honda to build an accurate gas gauge because of the second gas tank.
second gas tank?


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