Check Guage Light???

Started by cbrowne25, September 20, 2002, 03:07:24 PM

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cbrowne25

You know how when the gas guage gets near empty and the "Check Guage" light turns on and the little orange light turns on underneath the fuel gauge.  Well, Mine does that whenever it feels like it.  I could have a full tank and the check fuel light will turn on.  and sometimes it is just the check gauge light. (sorry i can't spell very well)  but anyways.  Sometimes it just turns on, sometimes it flickers a little.  It gets quite annoying after a while.  When the light comes on I check my guages 'like it says' and they are all working properly and nothing seems to be wrong.  Is this normal?  Is there an easy way to fix it?

Oh!  and one more thing...what kind of gas mileage do all of you get?  I get anywhere between 17mpg -20mpg on average.  it seems kinda low.  If it is lower than average, what could be wrong.  I use Premium Unleaded fuel (usualy between 92-94 octane rating)  and if the gas station has it, i usually put in a bottle of octane booster, to boost it up to the high 90's.  when i do this the gas mielage is usually higher but not as high as i would like.
Maybe there is nothing wrong with my car, I do tend to get up to speed as quickly as possible  :roll:  I do love speed.  It could be the way I drive? Maybe I should just change my driving habbits?
1990 Turbo Grand Prix
Automatic Transmission :-(    [no fun]
Black/Tan Interior
71K mi.

corvette

Check the w-body problems page at w-body.com, here is the specific link to the guage problem:
http://www.w-body.com/service/checkgauges.html
Hope it helps.
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turby

Has anyones check gages bulb burned out on them? My fuel light is on and the gages is now off but it's still shows on the hud.