Has anyone had a backyard conversion with working mpg readout, or
do you need the conversion dash cluster to have the fuel flow meter work?
I am surprised there isn't a reliable substitute. My FWD mopars all had
this feature & I never had any problems. They are all EFI, but I don't know
why that should matter much.
>From: "Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: IML: re 81 fuel flow meter / mpg readout
>Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:02:01 -0800
>
>A minor correction to this post: The factory supplied conversion kit DID
>include a fuel flow meter in the line from the (ugh, how primitive!)
>mechanical fuel pump to the (ditto!) carburetor to supply the information
>to
>the digital MPG readout, but these seldom work for long.
>
>Dick Benjamin
>----- Original Message -----
>From: mark ollerton <imperialboy@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 11:23 PM
>Subject: IML: re 81 fuel flow meter / mpg readout
>
>
> > hi bob,
> > when a fuel injected 81-83 is converted to carb you
> > lose the mpg,& fuel range to empty display readouts.
> > this is because there is no longer the fuel injection
> > computer to measure all this.(basically- i know theres
> > more to it than that but i don't think its interesting
> > enough to go into any more detail!)
> > you do retain the readout for amount of fuel in the
> > tank.
> > one of my 78 nybs had an aftermarket computer added
> > that did give instant/average mpg. i'd love to know if
> > something like that could be added to an 81-83 imp so
> > it would give back the mpg readout.
> > any body know of such a thing?
> > mark victoria & vancouver bc canada
> > 81 imp
> > 78 salon
>
>
>
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