North American Turbocoupe Organization

Hey guys, Ryan stopped by last night and purchased my TC, and is currently driving it to Georgia by way of Virginia. Fortunately, everything is running okay, but he seems to be having a problem with the fuel gauge. He called and said he had filled the car up at 1/2 tank, then drove another 245 miles, and says while it did come down slightly, it still reads full. Tuesday night, before Ryan came to see the car, it had a 1/4 tank, so I took it and filled it up with 14 +/- gallons. The gauge read slightly higher than full, what I was accustomed to seeing. After driving the car Wednesday to get it inspected and sniffed, then test drive, I noticed it read 3/4 of a tank. Ryan left with that. I know they get execellent MPG on the highway considering size and all, but this sounds a little extreme. I was thinking it maybe IVR related, but he says all the other gauges are working fine. I had the fuel pump, pick-up and sender replaced maybe 8-12 months ago.....any ideas what would cause this in such a small amount of time?

[This message has been edited by BoostedBirdie (edited 07-14-2005).]

In mine, when I get a complete fill up and not one of those "shuts off 3 gallons from full bull", I can get 125 to 165 before I get down to the full mark. 245 does seem a bit extreme.
If it's not the IVR, I'm not sure what it would be. I would suggest he fill up a couple times after a couple hundred miles on each tank and compute his mileage to see what is actually going on.

Could it just be the sending unit is stuck. I've heard over filling can cause that. I've had them stick and after some sloshing around they start to work.

Hi guys, thanks for the help [Image: smile.gif] Just got back from vacation (didn't take the bird though) but wanted to give this an update. The gauge was stuck for a couple hundred miles so I think it was a combo of both problems. The needle doesn't drop below full on highway driving for about 150-170 miles and in the city for about 75 miles. Either way, I had Drew on the phone and hit some bumps while the problem was occuring and the fuel gauge was fixed the same day [Image: smile.gif]

Time to go update my sig!

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Ryan Harris

Looking to buy an '87-'88 TC in Georgia or surrounding states. PM or email me!

Glad to hear you got home safe Ryan, enjoy the car, and take care of it!