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Old 10-04-2005, 12:38 AM
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Default Re: Better mileage with fuller tank?

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Originally Posted by sweetbeet
HOWEVER, the fuel gauge in the FEH is non-linear in the opposite direction from most - it goes down FASTER at the top; several other FEH owners here have confirmed that. So that kind of error would tend to create the opposite result from what I've observed - the FE would start bad, and get better.
Which, is exactly what seems to be happening to me as of late. I start out with a tank at 31-32, by mid-tank it's 32-33, and as it closes in on empty, it's up to 34+.

I still maintain that after the driver and temperature, the next biggest influence on MPG and performance is terrain.

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