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| Matt Harelik (Mhinamarillo)
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I can't find any sign of there ever having been a fuel gauge on my '73 4905, either on the dash or the tank itself. The 'ole dipstick method is becoming a bother. Sure would like someone to tell me how to put one on. (If I asked Luke about this, I don't remember the answer.) | ||
| Brian (Bigbusguy)
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If you go with the factory one it goes in the top of the tank there should be a hole cut in the floor you can get to the top of the tank it should be along side the pass side wall right at where the upper level ends. The sender is hard to fit in and line it up with the baffles. There should be wires there for the sender taped up to the air line on the tanks. The GMC put in all the wires for every option you could have ordered you just need to find where they are tied off at. As far as I can tell mine has the factory gauge it sits just above the steering colum. Brian 4905 Klamath Falls Oregon | ||
| Jerry Liebler (Jerry_liebler)
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Matt, I've posted the documentation, of how I built and installed a digital fuel guage in my 4107, in the files section of the GMC busnuts Yahoo group. This guage is based on a Centroid Products Co. sender, it reads tenths of a gallon and is really accurate. Email me if you need any help duplicating it. Regards Jerry 4107 1120 | ||
| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
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An old truck/bus fleet man's proverb: Only those with fuel gauges run out of fuel. And that's one reason why they were so rarely spec'd on our older equipment. happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| Geoff (Geoff)
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The reason fuel gauges don't work for fleets is because of the change of drivers and the good posibility that the fuel gauge is not working properly. If you put a fuel gauge in your bus, be sure it is of good qualtiy-- often on this board a certain person tells everyone to get a 9.95 gauge from JC Whitney. I used a $60 gauge and sender from Isspro and never had a problem with it in 7 years. --Geoff '82 RTS CA/AZ | ||
| TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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can't see the problem...1500 miles to a tank..refuel every 1000 miles | ||
| Geoff (Geoff)
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That's nice, 2-D, forget when you filled up last and run out of fuel. My bus sits for weeks sometimes and I don't remember how much fuel is in it. Why play guessing games when you can have an accurate gauge? | ||
| TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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write it down jeff...fuel-up at 50,000 miles.fuel up at 51,000 miles ... | ||
| RJL Rating: N/A |
Hey Geoff - Did you use 12 or 24v ISSPRO units? TIA, RJ PD4106-2784 Fresno CA | ||
| David Hartley (Drdave)
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By TWODOGS (Twodogs) (63.233.4.200) on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 10:41 am: Edit Post can't see the problem...1500 miles to a tank..refuel every 1000 miles Sure ??? 1500 miles to a tank... Not likely unless you are carrying 300 gallons. My butt would be sore from my wallet imploding at the pump! Your'e burning 50 hp just dragging fuel around! | ||
| TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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wasn't talking about a city bus....rts guys need to realize a cross country bus holds 144 gallons | ||
| Pete/RTS Daytona (Pete_rtsdaytona)
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Hey 2 Mutts FYI -- RTS fuel tanks options: 95 Gallons 125 Gallons 140 Gallons I have the 140 gallon tank Pete RTS/Daytona | ||
| TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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AND,,you cant go very far on it I'd guess | ||
| Pete/RTS Daytona (Pete_rtsdaytona)
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hey 2 Mutts FYI -- with my 4.10 gears / v731 (overdrive and lockup) + 6v92TA DDEC - I'm sure I do a hell of a lot better than you Pete RTS/Daytona | ||
| TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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then why don't you realize 1400 miles to a tank | ||
| RJL Rating: N/A |
Kwitchyerbitchin', Double Mutts. He's going to go the same distance on a tank of fuel as you do, maybe further (even with the slush box tranny), since his RTS weighs less, is more aerodynamic, and doesn't have an extra axle to drag around. And both of you will be waved to at the diesel pump as that little ol' tortoise (the 4104) cruises right on by getting 11 mpg. . .  | ||
| TWODOGS (Twodogs)
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I wasn't bitchin'....he said it would take 300 gallons to go 1500 miles...was just trying to get him to realize he needs to take math again,but,he won't admit it... |