Oil & Fuel Fuel gauge reading wrong

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OrangeToys

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2016 Kubota M7060HDC
Ok so today i was out brush hogging and i was almost out fuel according to the gauge and i worked for at least another hr before i finished and went to fill the tank full and i still had 2 gallons left. And the gauge was past the red line on the E. Anybody have this issue and a fix?

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   / Fuel gauge reading wrong #2  
On my bx2360 it will stay on full for hours. At or about 2500rps it will use ,6-.75 gal's per hr. At the end of the day I always top it off. Don't think I'll ever use it enough in one day to run it empty.
 
   / Fuel gauge reading wrong #3  
The only time a fuel gauge has to be accurate is if you run out of fuel and it reads empty! :laughing:
 
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edlegault said:
The only time a fuel gauge has to be accurate is if you run out of fuel and it reads empty! :laughing:

Ya but not if its on E or past and you have 3-4 gallons left
 
   / Fuel gauge reading wrong #5  
Had a new BX2660 and the fuel gauge was never accurate. Didn't bother me enough to have it replaced, just replaced the tractor.:D.
 
   / Fuel gauge reading wrong #6  
My L2800 - is half empty when the gauge goes in the red :mad: why have a 9 gallon tank when the gauge only works for 4 of them?!?!?! Also wondering if anyone has fixed it...



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   / Fuel gauge reading wrong #7  
The fuel gauge on our B2910 always worked fine (more or less accurate) until I removed the flexible retaining ring/gasket that holds the rubber cup inside the fuel cap. Somehow or another the retaining ring/gasket had come out of place and was damaged/deformed by screwing the cap on ....

With retaining ring/gasket removed, there is always a vacuum on the tank when I go to open it ..... and the fuel gauge stays stuck on whatever reading it was at the last time it was opened, until you open it again.
 
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Dealer told me told the float indicator might bad. that's in the tank i think anyone know?
 
   / Fuel gauge reading wrong #9  
Dealer told me told the float indicator might bad. that's in the tank i think anyone know?
Yes, the float is in the tank.

My Massey will run out of fuel, at 1/2 tank, if my tractor is tilted to the right in my yard( guess how I found that out)..........I live on a slope, so when guage gets below 3/4 tank........I consider filling it.
 
   / Fuel gauge reading wrong #10  
New L3200, tank still has 4.5 gallons out of 10 when the gauge hits empty. the gauge continues to drop well past the empty mark, (about 1/4 of an inch) and still has more than 2 gallons in it. Havent had the nerve to go much further than that.
 

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