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Checking for Gas

By Helen French

Driving along in your car or truck, it's pretty much second nature to keep an eye on the fuel gauge to make sure you don't run out of gas. Gas gauges aren't terribly accurate, but at least you have a feel for how much farther you can go, and some modern gauges leave even less to chance, sporting digital readouts that tell you exactly how many miles you can go before you're on empty. But what about old engines with no modern technology helping out?

Some engines are easy to judge, with external fuel tanks that you can agitate, listening for the presence of gas, or you can simply remove the fuel cap and peek inside to see how much fuel is left. But not all engines are so easy, as this thread shows. The thread started with the following, seemingly simple question:

Can anyone figure out an easy way to check the fuel level on a 5...

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