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Old 02-09-2011, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by funola View Post
On VO, the reserve light and fuel gauge reacts much slower than on diesel because of the viscoisty difference, even after drilling out the drain/fill hole in the sender to a bigger size. I may drill it out bigger to make it react faster. On mine, when the reserve light comes on, it stays on (this is on the highway, no sharp turns etc).

Just realized that when the light comes on, I probably will not be at a location where it is convenient to drain the tank.

Plan B:

On level ground, when tank is near reserve (light not on), slowly drain tank till reserve light comes on, then continue draining into another (empty) container and measure what comes out.
You could also check that in reverse: after draining, how much do you add to make it go out?

I'd have two five gallon buckets nearby. I believe I drained 6 gallons out and my reserve light was on.

Data: '83 300CD, functional gauge and light, some gunk on sender since the draining was before I did that.
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