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effgjamis
02-08-2009, 03:23 PM
I have looked in the op guide and service manual and I did not find an answer to my question.
Question is, what are the little circles almost at the top and almost at the bottom just left of the fuel bars on the cluster?
thank you.
BajaRon
02-08-2009, 03:29 PM
I have looked in the op guide and service manual and I did not find an answer to my question.
Question is, what are the little circles almost at the top and almost at the bottom just left of the fuel bars on the cluster?
thank you.
They are supposed to be universal signs for Full (at the top) and Empty (at the bottom). Guess they aren't as universal as BRP thought. :2thumbs:
M2Wild
02-08-2009, 03:32 PM
They are supposed to be universal signs for Full (at the top) and Empty (at the bottom). Guess they aren't as universal as BRP thought. :2thumbs:
Heck .... I used to wonder what are those stupid arror sign next to the fuel indicator on car's dash board is for. Guess it tells you which side the fuel door is on.:rolleyes:
effgjamis
02-08-2009, 05:11 PM
They are supposed to be universal signs for Full (at the top) and Empty (at the bottom). Guess they aren't as universal as BRP thought. :2thumbs:
thanks and to the universal.... DUH !!!! for me..
NancysToy
02-08-2009, 05:37 PM
Heck .... I used to wonder what are those stupid arror sign next to the fuel indicator on car's dash board is for. Guess it tells you which side the fuel door is on.:rolleyes:
Exactly, but the easiest way is that the door is on the same side of the car as the fuel indicator is on the dash display.
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Exactly, but the easiest way is that the door is on the same side of the car as the fuel indicator is on the dash display.
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Never noticed (or knew) that. The same side as the fuel gauge or the low fuel warning light or are those two things always together? I've never seen the arrow that M2Wild mentioned either.
NancysToy
02-09-2009, 03:09 PM
Never noticed (or knew) that. The same side as the fuel gauge or the low fuel warning light or are those two things always together? I've never seen the arrow that M2Wild mentioned either.
A friend mentioned it to me. I didn't know, either, and was skeptical enough to check several vehicles before I believed it. Another "I'll be..." moment.
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spyryder
02-09-2009, 04:38 PM
Heck .... I used to wonder what are those stupid arror sign next to the fuel indicator on car's dash board is for. Guess it tells you which side the fuel door is on.:rolleyes:
Yep, they've been doing that for a while now.;)
Roaddog2
02-09-2009, 08:37 PM
Yep I have also heard this all started when renting cars got real big years back
GA-SPYDER
02-09-2009, 11:34 PM
:thumbup:on the little arrow on the feul gage when you're hauling a$$ back to the airport in a rental. Saved me several time over the last 12 years.
spyderrider44
02-10-2009, 01:14 AM
A friend mentioned it to me. I didn't know, either, and was skeptical enough to check several vehicles before I believed it. Another "I'll be..." moment.
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Well i'll be i am 64 yrs. young and just learned something new , been legally riding motorcycles and driving cars and trucks for 49 yrs. ,and did not know about the arrows or the side of gauge thing :( :yes:
Star Cruiser
02-10-2009, 02:55 AM
A friend mentioned it to me. I didn't know, either, and was skeptical enough to check several vehicles before I believed it. Another "I'll be..." moment.
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Sheesh - now I am gonna have to relocate my gas fill tube to the right side of my Spyder :dontknow:.
NancysToy
02-10-2009, 08:13 AM
Sheesh - now I am gonna have to relocate my gas fill tube to the right side of my Spyder :dontknow:.
My Beemer, too! :D
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Sheesh - now I am gonna have to relocate my gas fill tube to the right side of my Spyder :dontknow:.
My Beemer, too! :D
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Maybe the standard on bikes is that the gauge is the opposite side of the fill nozzle. :D
NancysToy
02-10-2009, 11:44 AM
Maybe the standard on bikes is that the gauge is the opposite side of the fill nozzle. :D
On bikes they figure the fill is in the middle (and often visible) so it doesn't matter. Besides, the hose will always reach. Cars are the problem children.
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Roaddog2
02-10-2009, 08:32 PM
Maybe the standard on bikes is that the gauge is the opposite side of the fill nozzle. :DIT could be either on the left side or right side depending wich side of the bike your standing :joke:
Roaddog2
02-10-2009, 08:33 PM
On bikes they figure the fill is in the middle (and often visible) so it doesn't matter. Besides, the hose will always reach. Cars are the problem children.
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:agree::f_spider:
Dudley
02-10-2009, 10:10 PM
Exactly, but the easiest way is that the door is on the same side of the car as the fuel indicator is on the dash display.
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Guess my car is has to be different. Indicator on the left, door on the right.
NancysToy
02-10-2009, 10:56 PM
Guess my car is has to be different. Indicator on the left, door on the right.
I knew there had to be an exception, but nobody I know has been able to find it. What make and model?
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spyryder
02-10-2009, 11:26 PM
I knew there had to be an exception, but nobody I know has been able to find it. What make and model?
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Here's one.....can anyone guess the make and model?:popcorn:
Lamonster
02-11-2009, 06:37 AM
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/images/2008/04/22/gas_gauge.gif (http://bigpicture.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/22/gas_gauge.gif)
retread
02-11-2009, 08:26 AM
Picture looks like a 1956 DeSoto.
How many remember when gas fillers were hidden behind taillites or license plates?
john
NancysToy
02-11-2009, 08:34 AM
Here's one.....can anyone guess the make and model?:popcorn:
My guess is a 56 Desoto Sportsman. I don't think old cars count for the fuel door rule.
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Picture looks like a 1956 DeSoto.
How many remember when gas fillers were hidden behind taillites or license plates?
john
I do. My first two cars filled behind the license plate. :clap:
ataDude
02-11-2009, 11:30 AM
I do. My first two cars filled behind the license plate. :clap:
http://buckeyerocks.com/images/Older_Than_Dirt_515.jpg
:clap:
draboo
02-11-2009, 11:32 AM
Try finding the filler on a '56 Chevy.
nudle
02-11-2009, 11:34 AM
behind the tail lite,can't remember which side:clap:
nudle
02-11-2009, 11:38 AM
My frist car had the gas filler in front of the windshield, in the middle of the cowl,gravity feed no fuel pump,just a shut off value:clap:
http://buckeyerocks.com/images/Older_Than_Dirt_515.jpg
:clap:
Not true. I looked it up and dirt is actually 7 months older than I am. :D :D :D
crazycanuck
02-11-2009, 12:03 PM
man you really are a SENIOR member:yikes:
retread
02-11-2009, 01:08 PM
Let's see, 56 Chevy, left taillight, middle of cowl, probably a Model A Ford. How about under the front seat, gravity feed, had to back up steep hills.
john
spyryder
02-11-2009, 02:06 PM
GM was famous for hiding the fillers in the 50's.....here's a '52 Caddy, you had to push on the reflector to unlock it.
NancysToy
02-11-2009, 03:48 PM
GM was famous for hiding the fillers in the 50's.....here's a '52 Caddy, you had to push on the reflector to unlock it.
...which was always a bear in the winter with gloves on, back when I worked in a gas station.
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barb36jack31
02-11-2009, 04:28 PM
My wife just reminded me that the fuel gauge is on the right side of the cluster while the fuel foor is on the left on her 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid. Shoot! I was hoping you were right.
NancysToy
02-11-2009, 04:36 PM
My wife just reminded me that the fuel gauge is on the right side of the cluster while the fuel foor is on the left on her 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid. Shoot! I was hoping you were right.
Good, I have an example. Now I can email my friend back that he's wrong. :D
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Diver
02-11-2009, 04:53 PM
my wife's honda FIT has the gauge on the right, door on the left. (but still has an arrow)
My Yamaha has no gauge, but fills in the center...so I guess we;re even
I had an old Chevy pickup that had the fuel filler neck right by the driver's door handle. Never had to wonder what side to fill up on. :D
56 Chevy behind the tail light drivers side LOL
spyryder
02-11-2009, 05:11 PM
I had an old Chevy pickup that had the fuel filler neck right by the driver's door handle. Never had to wonder what side to fill up on. :D
I had one of those, a '72....the leaky tank was in the cab behind the seat!
I had one of those, a '72....the leaky tank was in the cab behind the seat!
Mine was a mid 60's model. The box was rusted out so I removed it and made it a flatbed. I learned to drive in my grandfather's 56 Chevy truck. Fun times. :2thumbs:
Ummm, I forgot, how does all this relate to the Spyder. :opps: :opps: :D
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