Newbie Explorer owner needs advice please.

[carswaps]

First of all i would like to say Hi to all :wavey:

Just bought a 1998 Explorer 4.0
I have a few problems to sort on it but for most i have found answers on here.
Just a couple i cant source....
The rear screen heater isnt working, the drivers seat is blowing fuses (can i wire in to another live feed or will it be the seat that is the problem?)
And finally the car is LPG converted, there shows to be a quarter of a tank of petrol in but all of a sudden the gauge will drop and the check gauge light come on! is this a gauge fault or do all Explorers do this when low on fuel?

Regards to all Steve

 

[jays1]

hi and welcome to the site.
not to sure about the electrics.

but the fuel gauge on the explorer is a little iffy around the 1/4 mark,it sort of stops reading when it drops under,mine usually has to drop just under to stop telling me how much i actually have,but has to go a long time before the check light comes on.

 

[carswaps]

Thanks for that

 

[SB98UKexplorer]

usually driveways with slopes can cause the needle to go empty on the last quater, all 3 in my driveway behave like this, if you face up it shows empty, face down and you gain a little less then quater.

 

[roadrunner001]

mines the other way round, always got less fuel when facing downhill

 

[SB98UKexplorer]

or it could be that way, i did think about it so i may of got it wrong, but the tank is very long with the fuel rail at one end or near middle to read it. :scratch:

 

[Velocity4x4]

mines the other way round, always got less fuel when facing downhill

mines the same i found that when the check guage light comes i have about 30 miles left