I've been just using an ohmmeter to check fuel level which is more accurate than the gauge, and mine isn't working anyway. I can easily check fuel mileage even on short trips. With a 17.5 gallon tank,you just multiply the ohm reading by .5833333 to find out how much fuel you use, or have in the tank. Example: 12.5 ohms X .58333333 = 7.29 gallons of gas.