<VV> Calibrate Fuel Level Sender [s]

[UltraMonzaWest@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/28/2005 4:54:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
hmlinc@sbcglobal.net writes:

> It is a 14 gallon tank.  Gas it up when it is resting solidly on E.  See 
> how 
> many gallons it takes.  It is pretty typical on Corvair for 4 gallons to be 
> left.  In other words, it is only going to take about 10 gallons to fill it.
> 
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Personally I cannot stand that!    My 66  and  65 v8  are "recal'd"  to read 
on the "E" line when empty...that's how I comfortably got 436 miles on 13.4 
gal.  of gas....without stopping!

This really makes a difference with large tanks.....

Had a 1 ton Dodge Karyvan [ box]     35 gal. tank.....bad ground....pickup in 
clocked wrong.....didn't matter. as fuel was being taken from the "vapor 
return port" [ don't ask me how!]

Would run out at 1/4    try to fill..might get 20 gal. in...physically 
full..but only read 3/4

All this and only got 5mpg!  360 / 904 auto   approx 140 miles per 
tank.....unless you went slower! ????   AND   could drive into a station when on 1/4  
and running OK...shut off...add 10 gal......would not restart......needed 5 
more!  Where did the gas in the carb's fuel bowl go???   Running on fumes???

No idea how this could be..but it was!  Engine would only vaporlock above  
5000 ft!    Came up the Grapevine [I-5]  in 120 deg.  weather just fine!


Anyway...got the engine to get 13mpg. [ after I re-smogged it to sell it...]  
 and got 39  gal. into system [ full to top of neck [ vapor  return line 
plugged]
475-510 miles per tank!

Poor guy I sold it to said it took 4 or 5  times to "learn"   ggg





Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Chairman V V
69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.