Lesson Learned
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Lesson Learned
I learn new things about my Corvette every day! Some by reading this board, some by doing stupid things!
1)this is the stupid thing!-when filling up the Vette and the gas pump cuts off, NEVER NEVER squeeze againg to get a few more ounces in!! works in most other cars but NOT this one! splased gas all over the rear quarter panel!!
2) I have learned it is IMPOSSIBLE to get all 4 readings on the TPMS to read the same!!! just saying!
1)this is the stupid thing!-when filling up the Vette and the gas pump cuts off, NEVER NEVER squeeze againg to get a few more ounces in!! works in most other cars but NOT this one! splased gas all over the rear quarter panel!!
2) I have learned it is IMPOSSIBLE to get all 4 readings on the TPMS to read the same!!! just saying!
Last edited by jshot00; Nov 5, 2015 at 07:21 AM.
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Odd......All mine read the same too (I too use an air gauge to confirm the DIC is right).
I can also top off my tank after the pump clicks off automatically. I normally fill it up to the next even number ($20, $20.50, $20.80, etc.), I hate the odd numbers ($20.01, $21.21, etc.)
I can also top off my tank after the pump clicks off automatically. I normally fill it up to the next even number ($20, $20.50, $20.80, etc.), I hate the odd numbers ($20.01, $21.21, etc.)
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Couple things: those TPMSs are about eight years old. Altho few fail that early, the lifespan is supposedly ten years. Also, are you filling your tires with a hand held gauge when the tires are cold? Just remember that mostly the tire pressures you see on the dash are best to use as an indicator that something might be wrong with one or more tires---not that the tire reading sensors are perfectly accurate. That means on the best of tire gauges, your tires may be at X pounds and the dash will read X+ or -. Not always, but in some cars (mine read about the same by gauge to dash but I have relatively inexpensive hand held gauges).
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I learn new things about my Corvette every day! Some by reading this board, some by doing stupid things!
1)this is the stupid thing!-when filling up the Vette and the gas pump cuts off, NEVER NEVER squeeze againg to get a few more ounces in!! works in most other cars but NOT this one! splased gas all over the rear quarter panel!!
2) I have learned it is IMPOSSIBLE to get all 4 readings on the TPMS to read the same!!! just saying!
1)this is the stupid thing!-when filling up the Vette and the gas pump cuts off, NEVER NEVER squeeze againg to get a few more ounces in!! works in most other cars but NOT this one! splased gas all over the rear quarter panel!!
2) I have learned it is IMPOSSIBLE to get all 4 readings on the TPMS to read the same!!! just saying!
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I learn new things about my Corvette every day! Some by reading this board, some by doing stupid things!
1)this is the stupid thing!-when filling up the Vette and the gas pump cuts off, NEVER NEVER squeeze againg to get a few more ounces in!! works in most other cars but NOT this one! splased gas all over the rear quarter panel!!
2) I have learned it is IMPOSSIBLE to get all 4 readings on the TPMS to read the same!!! just saying!
1)this is the stupid thing!-when filling up the Vette and the gas pump cuts off, NEVER NEVER squeeze againg to get a few more ounces in!! works in most other cars but NOT this one! splased gas all over the rear quarter panel!!
2) I have learned it is IMPOSSIBLE to get all 4 readings on the TPMS to read the same!!! just saying!
As with the owner's manual, this should be required reading. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ok-inside.html
Last edited by RadarP3C; Nov 5, 2015 at 09:54 AM.
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The tires can be a couple psi different for many reasons, even if they start out exactly the same. The road course, road temp in the lane you are in, even the sun shining on one side of the car for a period will change the psi in one or more tire. Unless there is a radical number difference, I wouldn't sweat it. 
It won't affect handling.
It won't affect handling.