gas Guage

[gonzo694]

Hey all ...just have a question?..i filled up my tank over a week ago on a friday well its monday 10 days later and my guage reads about 3/4 of a tank!!..the guage has moved with in the week but not as much ...could my float be stuck and if so is there anything i can do or do i have to drop the tank????..but i must add ....i did drive it but not much......thinking that my mind is playin tricks ..only thing is they when i start to drive the guage moves when i stop n go but it moves up be tween 3/4 and full mark...thanks for the help.......Gonzo

[HanibalTheCannibal]

You should be thanking Allah or Jeebus you get such good mileage!! I just bought an 01 silverado 5.3 and I am watching the gas gauge NOT move either!!! I am used to my 1977 Ford with a 400CID, where 8-9mpg was a good week. I think I am in the high teens, or maybe 20MPG with my silverado
Is that right?

[gonzo694]

well my truck is a 95 silverado and today when coming home .....it was still in between 3/4 and full.....but as soon as i hit an exit ramp and slow down the needle moves to 3/4 and just a bit pass it....so im guessing that its frozed up in the tank....gonna gas it up today and see whats going on ...hopefully i am getting greast milage ...hahahhahaha...but with a 5.7 350?????hahahaha

[feb]

In all the chevys I have had, beginning in the 60's, the gas gauge was never accurate. They would drop all of a sudden. The ford gauge was the most accurate. Go figure

[jeverett]

Just drive it till it wont go anymore then youll know how accurate it is

[gonzo694]

Jeverette!!!!!!!!!!...well if i run it til it wont go anymore will you drive to NY to tow it home for me..hahahahhahahaa....

[gonzo694]

Feb?? This problem just started! The guage was always accurate ...to a point....Im just wondering if the float inside the tank is stuck but the only thing like i said is that the needle moves when i drive down or up an exit ramp or make turns ....gonna gas up today and see how much it takes i know its 22gal and $51.00 later and its full...hahahaahaha

[jeverett]

Originally Posted by gonzo694

Jeverette!!!!!!!!!!...well if i run it til it wont go anymore will you drive to NY to tow it home for me..hahahahhahahaa....

Oh of course I will my friend. It'll only take me about 2 days to get there lol

[bigbadram51]

I know with my silverado the first quarter of the gas gauge is almost 11 gallons, which it almost half the tank capacity. It has been showing the same thing for 34000 miles. First quarter would last a long time and then it would free fall

[gonzo694]

Hey Big....thats exactly whats happening ...i filled up today and it was 11 gals the first 1/4 before fill....i guess i never realized it til now due to other things that happend that i needed to watch guages ...so i have to say thanks to you and all who left feedback ...you guys are great!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[jethro_3]

After 5000 miles in three weeks I saw 150 miles at 3/4 tank, 225 at 1/2 tank, 350 at 3/4 tank and then free fall to the red zone at 400 miles. Very consistant every tank.

[jeverett]

I got 408 miles to my last tank. I had .7 of a gallon left in the tank when I filled up and it showed a bit past the red. Seems to me that the last quarter tank just dissappears.

[airjam18]

408....damn, i envy y'all......i'm getting like 215 out of each of my tanks and i usually put in around 20 gallons........i havent calculated the diameter difference between stock and my tires now but still..........thats a hell of a difference......

[HanibalTheCannibal]

Im on my first full tank since I bought my truck 2 weeks ago!! I will have exact MPG when I fill her up again. I use the cruise control every chance I get. I also noticed that I have the 3.73 rear end, i thought that would reduce MPG...hmmmmm

[gonzo694]

i filled mine up and set the tripometer to zero so now i will see whats up and hannibal nice lookin truck! i'm gonna put mine on also just a plain jain silver and blue exteneded cab silverado.....hey but its yankees colors so i had to buy it........lol....