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Old 10-05-2010, 04:27 PM
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Default Does the Check Gage light apply to low fuel?
I've heard that it does but my truck is almost on E now and it hasn't come on yet
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Old 10-05-2010, 04:30 PM
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I've heard that it does but my truck is almost on E now and it hasn't come on yet
Yes that light should come on. When I first bought my ranger that light came on and it scared me because I thought I had a problem, but it was just low on gas.
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Old 10-05-2010, 04:35 PM
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Default Re: Does the Check Gage light apply to low fuel?
I've seen that set up on Fords before, my mom's old '93 Cougar was like that as well, But I just wanted to make sure.
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Old 10-05-2010, 04:44 PM
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Ford wasn't smart enough to make separate indicators
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Old 10-05-2010, 04:48 PM
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Ford wasn't smart enough to make separate indicators
My Taurus has a gas light, lol.
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Old 10-05-2010, 04:56 PM
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My Taurus has a gas light, lol.
I stand corrected.

They were smart enough to put it on some cars
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Old 10-05-2010, 05:41 PM
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Default Re: Does the Check Gage light apply to low fuel?
Probably the coolest dash in a car I ever had was my 1990 Cougar with the FULL digital clusters, which oddly, were standard for 89's & 90's If something was wrong the indicator for that particular gauge would flash and beep every few seconds, I guess they were making up for a lack of a 5.0, lol.
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:08 PM
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hey guys im new i have yet to upload a pic of my 03 but my check gage light hasn't came on and my gas gage is in the red! lol how hard would it be to replace the check gage light?
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:12 PM
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does the light come on when you turn the key on?
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:19 PM
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my light doesnt come on when im low on fuel... ive ran outta gas a couple times and nothing has ever come on.. wish it did have a light though.. couldve saved me some walking...
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:34 PM
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The tach-less cluster dont have a check gauge/low fuel light, do you guys have that?
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:44 PM
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no tach on mine...
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Old 02-25-2011, 10:07 PM
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goes off with around 1 gal in your tank
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Old 02-25-2011, 10:10 PM
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Default Re: Does the Check Gage light apply to low fuel?
eh, more like 2.5 gallons I think. I get about 40 miles before I'm in unmetered reserves.
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Old 03-04-2011, 12:06 PM
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wow... well i found the check gauge light and it came on when i was totally in the red. that'd be awesome if i could go another 30 or so miles on E! lol
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