I regularly (at least every 5th tank, if not more often) drive 40-50 miles
after it reads 0 with no ill effects. Most I have ever put in the tank is
20.6 gallons.
David Gloff
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Loaded Intense Blue '99 Dakota Sport CC 318 5-speed 3.92SG
F&B Stage I TB, Keystone/Proglass Ram Air Hood, 14x3" K&N, Sir Michael's
Roll Pan, Custom monochrome paint
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On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Stephen Hopkins wrote:
> Once i drove mine until it read 0 on the DTE reading and then had to drive
> about 15 miles to the nearest gas station...
>
> >From: "Dave Scelfo" <macncheesemonster@hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >Subject: Re: DML: Low-gas light
> >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:32:14 EST
> >
> >About a month into ownership, I drove it til I had 1 mile on DTE meter.
> >Needless to say, I was really really scared. I filled up and it only took
> >18 gallons. Those bastards with their safety factors.
> >
> >--
> >Dave
> >
> >
> >>From: "Frank Johnson" <frankwjohnson@hotmail.com>
> >>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >>Subject: DML: Low-gas light
> >>Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2000 08:02:30 PST
> >>
> >>Ok, there was a little talk about this earlier and so i decided to look in
> >>the manual to see what the real deal was.
> >>Well, it says that the light will come on when there is 3 gallons or 11.1
> >>litres of fuel left.
> >>Mine will come on when it hits the 1/8 tank line. So after reading that
> >>part of the manual when i saw the light i drove another 15 minutes or so
> >>city, and got her filled to the very peak.
> >>Thing is, my gauge now read about 1/16 tank, and i put just over 66 litres
> >>in. So there was still about 17 litres in there--about 4.6 gallons.
> >>So maybe they just want to give the drivers a little extra warning?
> >>But i like to drain my tank almost completely dry, then fill it up. Makes
> >>me feel like i spend less money on gas that way as there are fewer trips
> >>to
> >>the pumps.
> >>That, and i go across the Ambassador bridge to gas up. :)
> >>
> >>Frank WJ
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