Running out of gas?

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Post by kevtherev »

When my red light comes on...usually 10 litres left.. :D
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200 miles + on a long run and fill up when one green light is left.
On local runs I usualy top up when two green lights are showing..
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mine is the older omvl system, and its never backfired, ever! And i have covered over 60 thousand miles on lpg.....

my gauge is pretty good, considering some of the posts here......
50 miles a light mostly, i start looking to refill when i have got one green left, but if the red comes on i have 30-50 miles left, and only once has it run out before i got to the red light, and i put that down to temperature and hills........ ( and i hadnt got any petrol then !!)

the gauges are never going to be as readable as a old fashioned needle gauge, but thats the nature of the beast.......
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the gauges are never going to be as readable as a old fashioned needle gauge, but thats the nature of the beast.......

I was going to say , my petrol says gauge is a rite old lying toad :lol:

as for the lpg one , like most have said red light on get looking , :lol:
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hmmmm.. so my lights do the opposite! I wonder if it's possible something is in the wrong way round?

When you bring it back for its 1st service I'll check the programming on the control, until then just ignorte it and do it on your mileage.
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I use the odometer method, reset when filling, get 210 - 230 miles per tank depending on useage - that's one thing about gas it seems to be less useage type dependent than petrol, so lots of round town milage is not much worse than long run mileage, whereas petrol is 15-20% variance depending on useage type.
My guage is back to front, rotating the sender made no difference, but it's consistant so I don't worry. Also it's sighted to be obscured by the steering wheel so it's not blinding when driving at night, so unless I move my head to see it I can't see it.

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I pickup my disco 4lt v8 from gasure on thurs! Cant wait and it will be a lot easier on the wallet on the return journey.
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well my lights stay on all the time and never go out?
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