Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
12-12-2003, 08:30 AM
#11
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
I don't understand why you wouldn't want a 2+ gal. reserve. I think it's
perfect as is. I used to have a 90 YJ Laredo that took forever to get
from a full tank to 1/3. When it hit 1/3, it would drop in about 10
miles. I ran that thing outta gas 3 times. I've got the cheap plastic
one gal. gas cans to prove it. :)
Paul Brogren wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> During the summer I installed a new 15 gallon fuel tank. Also a new sending
> unit. Before the install I thought I checked the sending unit for
> calibration. It seemed okay at the time. I thought wrong. Luckily it was
> in my favor. My gauge will go from full tank to empty on the needle, but at
> the empty mark I still have 2 -4 gallons still in the tank. I feel lucky
> that this is the case, but if I wanted to correct the error how would I
> re-calibrate the sending unit? '75 CJ5 258
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things
we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to
say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also
unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."
-- Donald Rumsfeld (2003)
"I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and
a woman."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003)
__________________________________________________ _________
perfect as is. I used to have a 90 YJ Laredo that took forever to get
from a full tank to 1/3. When it hit 1/3, it would drop in about 10
miles. I ran that thing outta gas 3 times. I've got the cheap plastic
one gal. gas cans to prove it. :)
Paul Brogren wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> During the summer I installed a new 15 gallon fuel tank. Also a new sending
> unit. Before the install I thought I checked the sending unit for
> calibration. It seemed okay at the time. I thought wrong. Luckily it was
> in my favor. My gauge will go from full tank to empty on the needle, but at
> the empty mark I still have 2 -4 gallons still in the tank. I feel lucky
> that this is the case, but if I wanted to correct the error how would I
> re-calibrate the sending unit? '75 CJ5 258
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things
we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to
say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also
unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."
-- Donald Rumsfeld (2003)
"I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and
a woman."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003)
__________________________________________________ _________
12-12-2003, 08:30 AM
#12
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
I don't understand why you wouldn't want a 2+ gal. reserve. I think it's
perfect as is. I used to have a 90 YJ Laredo that took forever to get
from a full tank to 1/3. When it hit 1/3, it would drop in about 10
miles. I ran that thing outta gas 3 times. I've got the cheap plastic
one gal. gas cans to prove it. :)
Paul Brogren wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> During the summer I installed a new 15 gallon fuel tank. Also a new sending
> unit. Before the install I thought I checked the sending unit for
> calibration. It seemed okay at the time. I thought wrong. Luckily it was
> in my favor. My gauge will go from full tank to empty on the needle, but at
> the empty mark I still have 2 -4 gallons still in the tank. I feel lucky
> that this is the case, but if I wanted to correct the error how would I
> re-calibrate the sending unit? '75 CJ5 258
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things
we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to
say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also
unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."
-- Donald Rumsfeld (2003)
"I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and
a woman."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003)
__________________________________________________ _________
perfect as is. I used to have a 90 YJ Laredo that took forever to get
from a full tank to 1/3. When it hit 1/3, it would drop in about 10
miles. I ran that thing outta gas 3 times. I've got the cheap plastic
one gal. gas cans to prove it. :)
Paul Brogren wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> During the summer I installed a new 15 gallon fuel tank. Also a new sending
> unit. Before the install I thought I checked the sending unit for
> calibration. It seemed okay at the time. I thought wrong. Luckily it was
> in my favor. My gauge will go from full tank to empty on the needle, but at
> the empty mark I still have 2 -4 gallons still in the tank. I feel lucky
> that this is the case, but if I wanted to correct the error how would I
> re-calibrate the sending unit? '75 CJ5 258
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things
we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to
say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also
unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."
-- Donald Rumsfeld (2003)
"I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and
a woman."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003)
__________________________________________________ _________
12-12-2003, 08:30 AM
#13
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
I don't understand why you wouldn't want a 2+ gal. reserve. I think it's
perfect as is. I used to have a 90 YJ Laredo that took forever to get
from a full tank to 1/3. When it hit 1/3, it would drop in about 10
miles. I ran that thing outta gas 3 times. I've got the cheap plastic
one gal. gas cans to prove it. :)
Paul Brogren wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> During the summer I installed a new 15 gallon fuel tank. Also a new sending
> unit. Before the install I thought I checked the sending unit for
> calibration. It seemed okay at the time. I thought wrong. Luckily it was
> in my favor. My gauge will go from full tank to empty on the needle, but at
> the empty mark I still have 2 -4 gallons still in the tank. I feel lucky
> that this is the case, but if I wanted to correct the error how would I
> re-calibrate the sending unit? '75 CJ5 258
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things
we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to
say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also
unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."
-- Donald Rumsfeld (2003)
"I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and
a woman."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003)
__________________________________________________ _________
perfect as is. I used to have a 90 YJ Laredo that took forever to get
from a full tank to 1/3. When it hit 1/3, it would drop in about 10
miles. I ran that thing outta gas 3 times. I've got the cheap plastic
one gal. gas cans to prove it. :)
Paul Brogren wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> During the summer I installed a new 15 gallon fuel tank. Also a new sending
> unit. Before the install I thought I checked the sending unit for
> calibration. It seemed okay at the time. I thought wrong. Luckily it was
> in my favor. My gauge will go from full tank to empty on the needle, but at
> the empty mark I still have 2 -4 gallons still in the tank. I feel lucky
> that this is the case, but if I wanted to correct the error how would I
> re-calibrate the sending unit? '75 CJ5 258
>
--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things
we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to
say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also
unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."
-- Donald Rumsfeld (2003)
"I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and
a woman."
-- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003)
__________________________________________________ _________
12-12-2003, 11:31 AM
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "David C. Moller" wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how to fix, but I'd actually call that normal. There have
> > been times when I thought I must be running on fumes in my '99 TJ with
> > 19 gal tank, yet I think the most I've ever put in has been 17
> > gallons. I'd leave it alone personally, but maybe someone else will
> > chime in with your answer.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "David C. Moller" wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how to fix, but I'd actually call that normal. There have
> > been times when I thought I must be running on fumes in my '99 TJ with
> > 19 gal tank, yet I think the most I've ever put in has been 17
> > gallons. I'd leave it alone personally, but maybe someone else will
> > chime in with your answer.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
12-12-2003, 11:31 AM
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "David C. Moller" wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how to fix, but I'd actually call that normal. There have
> > been times when I thought I must be running on fumes in my '99 TJ with
> > 19 gal tank, yet I think the most I've ever put in has been 17
> > gallons. I'd leave it alone personally, but maybe someone else will
> > chime in with your answer.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "David C. Moller" wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how to fix, but I'd actually call that normal. There have
> > been times when I thought I must be running on fumes in my '99 TJ with
> > 19 gal tank, yet I think the most I've ever put in has been 17
> > gallons. I'd leave it alone personally, but maybe someone else will
> > chime in with your answer.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
12-12-2003, 11:31 AM
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "David C. Moller" wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how to fix, but I'd actually call that normal. There have
> > been times when I thought I must be running on fumes in my '99 TJ with
> > 19 gal tank, yet I think the most I've ever put in has been 17
> > gallons. I'd leave it alone personally, but maybe someone else will
> > chime in with your answer.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"L.W.(ßill) ------ III" wrote:
>
> Ditto.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> "David C. Moller" wrote:
> >
> > Not sure how to fix, but I'd actually call that normal. There have
> > been times when I thought I must be running on fumes in my '99 TJ with
> > 19 gal tank, yet I think the most I've ever put in has been 17
> > gallons. I'd leave it alone personally, but maybe someone else will
> > chime in with your answer.
> >
> > Dave
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/res0p2es/david/index.htm
12-12-2003, 12:58 PM
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
But, don't bet on it, at a couple of gallons we are beginning to
pick up air.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
pick up air.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
12-12-2003, 12:58 PM
#18
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
But, don't bet on it, at a couple of gallons we are beginning to
pick up air.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
pick up air.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
12-12-2003, 12:58 PM
#19
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
But, don't bet on it, at a couple of gallons we are beginning to
pick up air.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
pick up air.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, it is nice to have a reserve after E.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
12-12-2003, 06:26 PM
#20
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Re: Need to calibrate sending unit in fuel tank!
Thanks,
I probably won't mess with. It's hard to describe, but it seems that after
fill up after fill up that the " Reserve" volume is increasing. When it was
first installed there was just over 2 gallons approx. at empty. Now theres
between 3 1/2 to 4 gallons left. Trust me I love having the extra fuel as a
reserve, but if this is increasing I would like to know why?
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:EpjCb.674$CC5.362@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> I don't understand why you wouldn't want a 2+ gal. reserve. I think it's
> perfect as is. I used to have a 90 YJ Laredo that took forever to get
> from a full tank to 1/3. When it hit 1/3, it would drop in about 10
> miles. I ran that thing outta gas 3 times. I've got the cheap plastic
> one gal. gas cans to prove it. :)
>
> Paul Brogren wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > During the summer I installed a new 15 gallon fuel tank. Also a new
sending
> > unit. Before the install I thought I checked the sending unit for
> > calibration. It seemed okay at the time. I thought wrong. Luckily it
was
> > in my favor. My gauge will go from full tank to empty on the needle,
but at
> > the empty mark I still have 2 -4 gallons still in the tank. I feel
lucky
> > that this is the case, but if I wanted to correct the error how would I
> > re-calibrate the sending unit? '75 CJ5 258
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
> to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things
> we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to
> say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also
> unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."
> -- Donald Rumsfeld (2003)
>
> "I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and
> a woman."
> -- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003)
>
> __________________________________________________ _________
>
I probably won't mess with. It's hard to describe, but it seems that after
fill up after fill up that the " Reserve" volume is increasing. When it was
first installed there was just over 2 gallons approx. at empty. Now theres
between 3 1/2 to 4 gallons left. Trust me I love having the extra fuel as a
reserve, but if this is increasing I would like to know why?
"twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message
news:EpjCb.674$CC5.362@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com. ..
> I don't understand why you wouldn't want a 2+ gal. reserve. I think it's
> perfect as is. I used to have a 90 YJ Laredo that took forever to get
> from a full tank to 1/3. When it hit 1/3, it would drop in about 10
> miles. I ran that thing outta gas 3 times. I've got the cheap plastic
> one gal. gas cans to prove it. :)
>
> Paul Brogren wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > During the summer I installed a new 15 gallon fuel tank. Also a new
sending
> > unit. Before the install I thought I checked the sending unit for
> > calibration. It seemed okay at the time. I thought wrong. Luckily it
was
> > in my favor. My gauge will go from full tank to empty on the needle,
but at
> > the empty mark I still have 2 -4 gallons still in the tank. I feel
lucky
> > that this is the case, but if I wanted to correct the error how would I
> > re-calibrate the sending unit? '75 CJ5 258
> >
>
> --
> __________________________________________________ _________
> tw
> 03 TJ Rubicon
> 01 XJ Sport
>
> "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting
> to me, because as we know, there are known knowns, there are things
> we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to
> say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also
> unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know."
> -- Donald Rumsfeld (2003)
>
> "I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and
> a woman."
> -- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003)
>
> __________________________________________________ _________
>