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poor fuel consumption

as title using a tank to about 100 miles ,surely this isnt right
i had a look at haynes manual to read up about it but there wasnt much info #
is there anything i can check with basic tools before i put it into a garage and spend money i dont want to
any advise welcome

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bit of info need

what enigne is it

also how do you know your tanks full, the guage might not be right

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oh yeah sorry 83 1.8 golf gti mk1

tank when full is about 3/4 on gauge and you can hear the pump screaming for fuel on empty mark ,it runs dry about ten miles after this

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no i used to get 230 out a tank in my tin top 1.8gti

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