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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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Sounds like you guys are confusing two different issues.

1) When tracking the car, the fuel gauge reads high. By the time you are on fumes it can still be reading three or four bars (AP1 gauge).

2) Fuel starvation in corners when tank is not actually empty.

If the gauge is reading 1/4-1/2 full and you experience fuel starvation in the corners, that does not mean the tank is actually 1/4-1/2 full! The tank will have a lot less fuel in it than that.
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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Yeah, what I meant by my above post was I felt my tank was properly designed, as I only had starvation when I *really* had no gas. Just having no warning was kind of disconcerting...
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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any other ideas?
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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its called a surge tank got one in my car
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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whats a surge tank?
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by gerryk,Dec 4 2006, 03:31 PM
whats a surge tank?
It is a trap door box that only lets fuel in. The fuel pick up is located in the box.

Make sence?>
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Old Dec 4, 2006 | 03:15 PM
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yea I think thats what i will need to do.
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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this is my surge tank in the S

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