On "empty" I can only put ~20gal inm my 97 5.2... so there's a built-in
"reserve"... I think if you have the other size, 15 gal, you wouldn't be
able to put in 19, and you'd have run out of gas on the way :)
Traci Pearson wrote:
>
> Hi all!
> Can anyone help me figure out a way to find out just what size fuel tank
> I have? I have a '97 Dakota Sport 4x4, 5.2L, w/ the heavy duty towing
> package. As part of that towing package, on the dealer specs, I
> supposedly have a 22 gallon fuel tank. BUT, neither the gas gauge on my
> dash nor the overhead computer seems to know it. When they say I'm truly
> just about empty, and I go to the gas station to fill up, I can put very
> nearly 19 gallons in. (Does that mean the tank really WAS nearly empty,
> or does that mean I've had an invisible extra three gallons of gas in
> there each time?)
>
> So, other than running the truck until it runs out of gas, does anyone
> have any idea how I can confirm what size fuel tank I have?
> Thanks a bzillion!
> Traci
>
> Traci Pearson
> Pearson Technical Communication
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> pearsontechcomm@frii.com
> (303) 410-9101
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