Originally Posted By SFO
filled up my ARP4 today, waited until range showing as 17 miles, and fuel gauge showing about 5% full (warning light having glared at me for a while!) .. very daring!

the pump clicked to a stop at 37 litres .. I was stunned, how could it be? How can 17 miles to go take another 18 litres of fuel?? Is the fuel gauge and trip computer that wildly inaccurate?

I decide to trickle fuel in to see how much more I could get in ...

another 12 litres later and quite a few minutes later, I got to 49 litres at the pump, and a completely full tank.

So, trip computer was not wildly out, and is in fact quite accurate as 17 miles would take around 4 litres.

moral of the story? the DTE reading is quite accurate and reliable!


I'm no expert on this, but I've been assured if the pump is held at either the 'ten o'clock' or 'two o'clock' position when filling it should allow the tank to fill and not fool the pump into clicking off prematurely.

Any use..?

Steve