ok.. ok.. so my dad told me to never let the tank go empty!! lol.. i have a 2002 accord 6 cyclinder, i park uphill everyday so how was i suppose to know that parkin up hill misleads the eye.. my needle sdaid i had gas but no go.. anyways, it happened once.. and ever since that.. my gas gauge hasn't been stable lately.. once i accelerate.. the needle goes down.. then when im at a stable speed.. the needle rises a lil and evens out. it gets annoying after awhile, especially when you're so use to seeing your needle at stable positions. is there anything i can do to get my needle back to way how it use to be.. stable at all times!?!?!? and what could be the cause of this?

 

Not really, the display needle will 'float' up and down in response to the gas sloshing around in the tank. There are a series of baffles within the tank which slows down this process, designed to keep the tank Pump/Pick-up assembly submerged.
The needle has always been 'floating' up/down whenever you parked on a hill (point down the hill, the needle drops; point up the hill, the needle rises.)
It's just now, you've fixated on it; and paying more attention to it rather than whats going on outside.

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pm sent!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P_Adams &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Not really, the display needle will 'float' up and down in response to the gas sloshing around in the tank. There are a series of baffles within the tank which slows down this process, designed to keep the tank Pump/Pick-up assembly submerged.
The needle has always been 'floating' up/down whenever you parked on a hill (point down the hill, the needle drops; point up the hill, the needle rises.)
It's just now, you've fixated on it; and paying more attention to it rather than whats going on outside.

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but how come it moves so much now after the incident.. i just thought it was odd that i had gas in my car but when parkin uphill, my car didnt start.. light didnt even come on.. rawr.. so i guess i'll just have to suck it up and stop being paranoid.. poor car.. lol...

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thanks .. read it.. and replied back!

 

Where was the car hit in the accident? There have been incidents where the tank was damaged and caused problems similar to this. (no start on inclines).
The needle wandering around is not a problem

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running your tank empty all the time is bad for the fuel pump. it will doe soon if you keep doing that........

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P_Adams &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where was the car hit in the accident? There have been incidents where the tank was damaged and caused problems similar to this. (no start on inclines).
The needle wandering around is not a problem

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there were no accidents.. gas tank is fine.. no damage because there were no accidents.


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i dunt run my tank on empty .. just that one time where my gauge said i had gas in the car.. but started it and no go... please read the thread carefully. im not stupid.

 

Your problem most likely rests with one of these three items illustrated in the referenced link. 1) Tank Filter Set 3) Tank Fuel Pump Set or 16) Tank Fuel Level Meter.

http://www.hondaautomotivepart...+TANK

Most likely it's 16

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there were no accidents.. gas tank is fine.. no damage because there were no accidents.


i dunt run my tank on empty .. just that one time where my gauge said i had gas in the car.. but started it and no go... please read the thread carefully. im not stupid. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I did read the thread and I hate to say it but letting your tank go down far enough where the car would not run is well............stupid...........thanks for understanding what I said is a warning he the "IF you keep.........."

I NEVER let my car get down past 1/4 tank and most of the time I fill it at half a tank (I fill up once a week)

 

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I NEVER let my car get down past 1/4 tank and most of the time I fill it at half a tank (I fill up once a week)
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LoL my guage had been of 1/4 tank lol so when i get a full tank it reads 3/4 of a tank but i just got to lazy to take about the cluster and move the needel lol

 

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I did read the thread and I hate to say it but letting your tank go down far enough where the car would not run is well............stupid...........thanks for understanding what I said is a warning he the "IF you keep.........."

I NEVER let my car get down past 1/4 tank and most of the time I fill it at half a tank (I fill up once a week)
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u swear i do it on a weekly basis and ****.. did u not notice that i sad that one FUCCCCKIIIIINNNN time!! and plus my gauge told me i had gas in there.. so dunt even start with me.. with that.. what if i didnt have time that week to do ****.. damm.. and good for u if u keep it no lower than 1/4!! did u want a cookie for that? better yet.. please don't post any responses to my thread.. thanks for the advice but get off my thread..

 

Wow, who pissed in your cheerios this morning? I suggest you get yourself a Helm factory tech repair manual for your car, and do the troubleshooting yourself.


Helminc.com about $70. Or a cheap Autozone substitute (only half as much information)

 

Geez, they commented on my using italics............
I wonder what the response to this will be?
The Nuclear Option?
A visit from the Punctuation Police?

or one of those famous "you post to [enter thread name here] has been edited"
IM's we all get from time to time

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i read it.. and it still didnt bring me any answers.. u guys swear im stupid.. i went on here to see if anyone can help.. and i get the " she's stupid.. she didnt check the manual.. or she's stupid for lettin the tank go empty.." crap.. u swear like ur perfect puttin gas in yo car every week.. good for u.. or gettin myself a manual.. i read it...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Group A &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much the needle fluctuate and how fast?...because its normal for the needle to go up n down during hills/slopes and hard acceleration/deceleration and cornering...but the rise and drop of the needle shud be smooth and relatively slow(after the car has no more Gs on it it shud fall back to its regular spot in about 15-30 seconds or so)...if your absolutely sure your not paranoid and just fixated on the needle then u shud check out the components that P_Adam stated above, he is one of our most knowledgable members, if thats not the problem or you cant check the parts yourself then find a friend who knows his/her shyt or your just gon have to take it to a dealership


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thanks!!!