[DML] Re: Fuel tank baffle

["welmoedj" <joe.dalton@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Both the terms "low level" and "low fuel warning light on" seem to be 
subject to different interpretation when reading the meter.

My previous D (with John's baffle!) lit the warning at about 3 gln 
left in the tank and the needle pointing to 1/8. When driving the 
tank to engine cutting off, there's still about one and a half gln 
left in the tank (that was also true for the original baffle).
My 6513 (also with John's baffle) starts the warning light at about 
1/3 of a tank. It stays on from some 1/4 tank. When the needle points 
to 0 gln and filling up it only needs some 9-10 gln. Since this car 
came with this baffle I have no reference how low it could go before 
John's baffle had been installed.

What I do know is that a proper set up of John's baffle gives the 
same result as with the original baffle.
I made a minor change to John's baffle: in some of his baffles the 
mounting hole was in the lower cross member. I drilled a hole in the 
upper one. This assures the bottom of the baffle is tighly fixed to 
the bottom of the tank. Since it is smaller, it can be emptied 
quicker. I drilled some small holes at the bottom edge to allow fuel 
to come in even when at low fuel level.
I also assured that the fuel filter is as deep as possible in the 
baffle.
Up to now I have been content with the results, regardless of the 
critisism of some.

Welmoed.


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@...> wrote:
>
> Let the tank get real low, I mean real low.
> 
> With my Delorean I could drive it when the low fuel light came on,  
> can you?
> 
> Mark V
> 
> 
> On Aug 18, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Farrar Hudkins wrote:
> 
> > I've never had that problem with my tuna can.
> >
> > Farrar Hudkins
> > #2613 "Sparky"
> >
> > Martin Gutkowski wrote:
> >>
> >> .. which when low on fuel will work fine whilst drivng downhill 
and
> >> braking, but will starve when driving uphill and accellerating.
> >
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