Re: 22 gal. gas tank?

From: Chris Reck (Roadkill47@attbi.com)
Date: Sun Dec 08 2002 - 22:15:58 EST


I've found that my dash idiot light comes on when the electronic brain says
I have 60-70 miles before empty (might be off here). After the trip
computer reaches zero, there is still 4 gallons left in my tank. The
closest I have ridden was down to 2 gallons.

It's really conservative.

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Chris Reck
Chicagoland, IL

'99 Dakota Sport + CC 4x4 V6 (Deep Amethyst) Autolite 3923, Custom K&N 6x9 air intake, Rancho RSX shocks (4), Pioneer full audio system, BF Goodrich 32x11.5r15 T/A KO tires

""Valentin Garcia"" <valentingar@msn.com> wrote in message news:F22j03oHMwVN7miR9Od0000083a@hotmail.com... > > Uh.. stupid question, > How do I know if I have a 22 gallon gas tank? My window sticker says I have > one, but everytime I fill up, it only takes between 17 - 19 gallons. Also, > what is the best method to calculate my MPG? I have been dividing miles > driven by gallons consumed. If this is accurate, i'm getting between 11 and > 13 MPG :-( > > Non-Dak content: > I gave my brother the Dakota fever, and he found a 2K RT for about 12,900, > Unfortunately, he was not approved for his loan at that dealership....... > However he was approved by Ford Motor Credit. So he got a 2K3 Ranger Edge in > Ferd piss yellow.... > and I co-signed...sorry :-( > I suppose this means that I am not a good older brother. But hey, I know > there's one more ferd I can whoop on ;-) > > > > Val Garcia > Houston TX > 2K2 SXT RegCab 3.9L V6 > Graphite Metallic > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >



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