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OldCracker29

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One tank on the recent trip in the Silvy...

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I don't trust my fuel gauge. I usually always fill up when I get just about an 1/8 of a tank and it takes any where from 26 to 28 gallons to fill it up. It has a 36 gal fuel tank. I've put over 400 miles on a tank a few times, but it'll only take what I mentioned earlier to fill it up. The low fuel warning light has never came on, so I don't kmow how low the fuel gauge will get before that happens.
 

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I don't trust my fuel gauge. I usually always fill up when I get just about an 1/8 of a tank and it takes any where from 26 to 28 gallons to fill it up. It has a 36 gal fuel tank. I've put over 400 miles on a tank a few times, but it'll only take what I mentioned earlier to fill it up. The low fuel warning light has never came on, so I don't kmow how low the fuel gauge will get before that happens.
That fill up was only 22 gallons. Around town (I know where all the gas stations are :crackup:), I'll usually push it to 25 or so. I think it's a 27 gallon tank. :dunno:

The "real" mileage on that tank was 23.4. So, the trip computer wasn't TOO far off (that time).

Over 500 miles on a tank, though, I was starting to not trust the gas gauge! :crackup:

Typically, when the low fuel light comes on when I'm local, I start looking for a place to get gas. It snuck up on me this morning. :crackup:
 

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I put 452 miles on the last tank with a lot of highway driving. Speed ranged from 60 to 75 mph. It took 29 gallons to fill it up. That's an average of about 15.6 mpg. I'll take it.
 

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Mine continues to get 18.5 (on the dash) in mixed driving, back and forth to work.

I have a 22 mile commute, 14 miles of it is straight through the old part of town, neighborhoods
 

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