Re: what size fuel tank?

From: andy levy (andy-dml@levyclan.us)
Date: Fri Sep 10 2004 - 06:46:22 EDT


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On 9/10/2004 6:14 AM, Traci Pearson wrote:
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| 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

You have the 22-gallon. There will always be some "left over" and
there's a HUGE reserve built into the fuel garage.

But you shouldn't be running yourself this low regularly anyway. The
gas cools the fuel pump, and regularly running to near-empty will result
in a dead pump. When the light comes on, get gas real soon.
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