Any way to know how much fuel in tank?

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  • Jean
    Moderator
    • Aug 2006
    • 18228

    #31
    E30 clusters aren't THAT bad right? :)
    Mtech1 v8 build thread - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho...d.php?t=413205



    OEM v8 manual chip or dme - https://www.r3vlimited.com/board/sho....php?p=4938827

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    • Jand3rson
      Banned
      • Oct 2003
      • 37587

      #32
      Nope, I've actually gotten quite good at pulling/reinstalling the thing.

      Matt, was your tach doing the same thing?
      Last edited by Jand3rson; 03-17-2010, 08:36 PM.

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      • e30Matt
        R3V Elite
        • Dec 2003
        • 5077

        #33
        It was originally completely dead, then it would start jumping from 0 to 2000rpm when the engine reached that point and "skip" up the scale, then fall back to zero. I replaced the 6k tach with a 7k unit that was originally out of the '87 cluster I was using, and no problems now. I'm planning on doing the 885 head swap along with a bottom end rebuild in the next month or two, so I went ahead and threw the 7k unit in.

        "See, we're adding a little something to this month's sales contest. As you all know, first prize is a Cadillac Eldorado. Anyone wanna see second prize? Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired."

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        • Jand3rson
          Banned
          • Oct 2003
          • 37587

          #34
          Yeah, mine will jump up to 2k when I start the car, and unless I wind it up to (what I suspect is) about 3k, it falls down to 0, then goes back up to 2k. Then it will start working normally, and work fine until the next time I drive the car. But I have a new one on the way, so that should take care of it.

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          • accident
            R3V OG
            • Sep 2008
            • 7303

            #35
            you know the needles come off, right?

            anyway, if you have a 13 button OBC you can hit the 1000 and 1 buttons together and it will tell you the amount of fuel in liters.

            Originally posted by ROLLingKING
            i have a bronzit and plan on making it look sweet.
            Originally posted by slammin.e28
            Moral of this story?

            If you drive your e30 on stairs, you're gonna have a bad time.

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            • Jand3rson
              Banned
              • Oct 2003
              • 37587

              #36
              Originally posted by accident
              you know the needles come off, right?

              anyway, if you have a 13 button OBC you can hit the 1000 and 1 buttons together and it will tell you the amount of fuel in liters.
              Yes, I know the needles come off.

              And reading the first post pwns you.

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              • Jand3rson
                Banned
                • Oct 2003
                • 37587

                #37
                So Matt, you were absolutely right! Swapped in the new fuel gauge and it works perfectly, as does the tacho.

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