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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Lol, nice.

I have an old bike with one of the first gauges. Same problem, the potentiometer connected to the float isn't well matched to the gauge, so 1/4 tank could just as well be empty, and the float arm is just a touch off on its angle. It's nearly useless.