gas light trigger?

**kbmukdk2316** · 11-04-2010

hey fellas, i was curious if anybody knows exactly how much fuel is in the tank when the light triggers? 1/2 gal? 1 gal? 2 gal? im on a mile to mile basis so knowing when this light comes on would be a great great help and stress relief.

i have a 96 3.1 gp se 4 door sedan.

**BillBoost37** · 11-04-2010

It should be triggering at a certain resistance level. Meaning when the float reaches a certain spot the resistance to the fuel gauge triggers it. Being that these are not an exact science and each float can differ slightly, it may be a tough one to get an exact gallonage.

**codyAK** · 11-04-2010

Put gas in it and not worry?

**kbmukdk2316** · 11-04-2010

Originally Posted by codyAK

Put gas in it and not worry?

i dont have a job and am only supplied with x amount of gas every week so im trying to figure out exactly how far i can go every weeks without running out.

**Scottydoggs** · 11-04-2010

Originally Posted by kbmukdk2316

i dont have a job and am only supplied with x amount of gas every week so im trying to figure out exactly how far i can go every weeks without running out.

if you can afford to fill the tank as soon as the light comes on, you know you have like a 17 gal tank, so just do the math, but as said before its no science and may come on due to a sharp turn or hard stop as the gas thats left shifts in the tank and the float reacts to level changes.

my last truck had a 34 gal tank, when the light came on i had 4 gals left, @ 10 miles to the gal i knew i had at most 40 miles worth of driving left.

**zildjian102** · 11-04-2010

when my gas light comes on and i fill it it usually only gets 13-14 gallons in the tank to full.. maybe less.

**kbmukdk2316** · 11-05-2010

Originally Posted by scottydoggs

if you can afford to fill the tank as soon as the light comes on, you know you have like a 17 gal tank, so just do the math, but as said before its no science and may come on due to a sharp turn or hard stop as the gas thats left shifts in the tank and the float reacts to level changes.

my last truck had a 34 gal tank, when the light came on i had 4 gals left, @ 10 miles to the gal i knew i had at most 40 miles worth of driving left.

"my last truck had a 34 gal tank, when the light came on i had 4 gals left, @ 10 miles to the gal i knew i had at most 40 miles worth of driving left"

this is specifically what im trying to do, i want to know about how far i can go before i run out. lol

Originally Posted by zildjian102

when my gas light comes on and i fill it it usually only gets 13-14 gallons in the tank to full.. maybe less.

this is helpfull, thank you!