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Fuel starvation and low tank capacity
My '72 was acting strange... like it was running out of gas. The gauge showed 1/4 tank. I drove a while longer and realized that I WAS running out of gas. I was surprised that I was only able to put a little over 10 gallons in (gauge showed 7/8 topped off).
Flash forward a few weeks later - same scenario. Gauge showed 1/4 tank, but engine cut out on left turn. This time it held 11.2 gallons. Gauge shows 7/8. The gauge is probably from an '82 SC, but that still doesn't explain the low volume. Records show the tank was drained and screen cleaned 3 years ago. Any ideas?
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11-14-2006, 09:55 AM
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The same exact thing happened in my 72 and happens in my 73. I tried several solutions and finally decided to not let my tank go below 1/4. This was with completely refurbished tank and lines. You may want to pull the sender and shine a light in there just to verify.
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11-14-2006, 10:21 AM
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was it coated when it was cleaned?
what does the filter look like? how often is the filter changed? did you measure the actual amt. of gas in the tank?
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