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  1. db4

    db4 Karting

    Oct 24, 2009
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    ny
    93 348 ss no gas gauge low fuel light works where should i look firts?
     
  2. tatcat

    tatcat F1 World Champ
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    Sep 3, 2001
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    have the same problem on my qv if i ever pull the motor i'll fix it then. for now i just monitor the mileage and keep it full.
     
  3. Miltonian

    Miltonian F1 Veteran

    Dec 11, 2002
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    Welcome to Ferrari Chat, db4.

    Just for additional information:

    Does the low fuel light only come on when the tank is very low, or is it on all the time?

    Does the oil temperature gauge next to the fuel gauge work properly?

    Does the dashboard illumination work in the fuel gauge?

    Is the needle on the fuel gauge stuck at zero, or somewhere between empty and full?
     
  4. Future ferrari collector

    Oct 12, 2006
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    Hi all,

    Anyone knows how much fuel is left when that light comes on? Gauge reads about 1/8 of a tank which should equate to approx 10litres (2gal). But you know what these gauges are like. I can never get close 75litres, let alone manual's touted 82 litres even when I think I'm running on fumes.
     
  5. greyboxer

    greyboxer F1 World Champ

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    The simple assumption with most Ferraris is when the light is solid you have at least fifty miles - what does the 355 book say : 20 litres as I recall so to refill as soon as the light is solid shouldn't take much more than 60 litres
     
  6. Future ferrari collector

    Oct 12, 2006
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    Problem with the book is that it doesn't say anything, from the range you have to the amount of fuel that triggers the light.
     
  7. db4

    db4 Karting

    Oct 24, 2009
    94
    ny
    low fuel light only on when low , oil temp works , gauge lights work, gas gauge is intermittent drops to empty at will ,will work for an hour then drop to zero .
     
  8. Miltonian

    Miltonian F1 Veteran

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    I can only give an opinion, but to me, this sounds like a gauge problem rather than a sender problem or a wiring problem. But it would be easy (less than a minute) to pull the center console panel and check the wiring connection on the back.
     
  9. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    The reserve on a 355 is 5-5.2 gallons or 19-20 liters when the fuel low lamp illuminates. That could explain why you never get as much fuel into it as you think you should. On many cars the tank will read empty when the fuel lamp low indication illuminates, telling you only reserve remains.

    The 348 says the reserve is 5.28 gallons or 20 liters.

    Taz
    Terry Phillips
     
  10. AceMaster

    AceMaster Three Time F1 World Champ

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    +1
     
  11. greyboxer

    greyboxer F1 World Champ

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    Two nations separate by a common language !
     
  12. db4

    db4 Karting

    Oct 24, 2009
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    ny
    thank you all for your input
     
  13. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Jimmie- Six years in the UK, so I am bilingual.

    Taz
    Terry Phillips
     
  14. bill brooks

    bill brooks F1 Veteran
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    Jul 30, 2007
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    i have an '87 328.
    when the yellow light comes on solid, i'd better be in plain view of a gas station.

    i ran out of gas between nowhere and not- at- all when i first got her.luckily a nice
    farmer brought over a can of premium with a flexible spout.
    he didn't even want money for the gas!

    i always put in 5gal. or so every time we leave the garage.
     

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