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Does it ever lite up? As in, when you turn the key on but do not start the car, do all the idiot lites lite up? You could disconnect the plug and ring out the wire from the connector to the plug on the l/h rear strut tower, to see if you have continuity. On a 87 its a white wire with a red stripe. You could disconnect the plug at the strut tower and put a ground on the white/red wire and see if the lite lights up, with the idiot lites plug on and the key to on. Thats white and red for a 87. I assume a 90 whatever is the same. Could be wrong. In fact thats just what you should do. Disconnect the plug at the l/h strut tower(under the carpeting) and jumper the white/red wire to ground. No lite? Could be a waxed lite bulb, but probably a needed solder job on the idiot lite cluster.
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all the idiot lights lite up, but the gas one never lights up when i have very little gas
i know it has never lit up because when i first got the car i ran out of gas because 1. it never lit up, and 2. the car i had before didnt run out of gas right when it hit the E, unlike mine
i know it has never lit up because when i first got the car i ran out of gas because 1. it never lit up, and 2. the car i had before didnt run out of gas right when it hit the E, unlike mine
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anyone know how many miles after the light stays constantly on you have til completely empty. my light was starting to fade in and out they way it does when i am near E but when I gassed up tonight I got like 15 gallons. why does the gas light come on so early if I still have like 3.5 gallons in it?
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Originally posted by 13BAce
Yes, 18.5 for 89-91, and 16.6 for 86-88.
Yes, 18.5 for 89-91, and 16.6 for 86-88.
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In my 88 SE, the light comes on when the tank hits one gallon remaining. The light came on for me one block from the gas station and I filled it up. 15.5xx gallons of gas.
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are you sure about the tank sizes? I have a 91 convertible and when I was going to buy gas on night(gas gauge below empty), the car was on the verge of dying the entire time. I filled her up with 17.4 gallons of 92 octane, not no 18.5 gallons. Whats up with that?
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Originally posted by ponykiller
are you sure about the tank sizes? I have a 91 convertible and when I was going to buy gas on night(gas gauge below empty), the car was on the verge of dying the entire time. I filled her up with 17.4 gallons of 92 octane, not no 18.5 gallons. Whats up with that?
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are you sure about the tank sizes? I have a 91 convertible and when I was going to buy gas on night(gas gauge below empty), the car was on the verge of dying the entire time. I filled her up with 17.4 gallons of 92 octane, not no 18.5 gallons. Whats up with that?
Kris
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http://beyondtheredline.fd3s.net/Spr...secondgen.html
never lend your car to someone who doesn't give a crap about cars. they run it ******* empty and leave it for you to fill up. my car almost died making a left turn into the gas station. i never run it that empty.
never lend your car to someone who doesn't give a crap about cars. they run it ******* empty and leave it for you to fill up. my car almost died making a left turn into the gas station. i never run it that empty.
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Originally posted by [bnd]
http://beyondtheredline.fd3s.net/Spr...secondgen.html
never lend your car to someone who doesn't give a crap about cars. they run it ******* empty and leave it for you to fill up. my car almost died making a left turn into the gas station. i never run it that empty.
http://beyondtheredline.fd3s.net/Spr...secondgen.html
never lend your car to someone who doesn't give a crap about cars. they run it ******* empty and leave it for you to fill up. my car almost died making a left turn into the gas station. i never run it that empty.