Miata Mailing List: September 1998, Message #111

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Previously on Fuel gauge, Beau Randall <bjrandal@ieng9.ucsd.edu> said...

>    Hello, I've been having sort of an odd problem since installing
> some gauge rings in my '97.  After removing the clear plastic gauge
> cover I played around with the gauge dials a bit.  The next
> time filling my gas tank the fuel gauge would not go past the half way
> mark.  I've driven the car through several tanks of gas since then
(using
> number of miles driven as a rough indication) and the problem still
> persists.  Does anyone have a clue how to fix this?

If you removed the needle while 'playing around' with the gauge faces,
then you probably just got it put back on in the wrong place.  Try filling
the car up, then taking the needle off again.  With the key on, put the
needle back on, pointing to the full mark.

	-John

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John Freas (jfreas@earthlink.net)
Red '90 Base-ish #7690
Birmingham, AL
Team LS1, SP, the Gap...
Team dlralt, PBC, Roebuck, Voodoo...
"I have no idea what those dimple things on the windshield frame are for."
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