Re: what size fuel tank?

From: Jon (jonram2004@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Sep 10 2004 - 13:07:18 EDT


Our fuel pumps are lubricated by fuel and sit in the bottom of the tank, so
the gauges are calibrated to always give you a few gallons' reserve, to keep
the pump wet.

"Traci Pearson" <pearsontechcomm@frii.com> wrote in message
news:5.2.0.9.0.20040910040753.00b26ed8@mail.frii.com...
>
> 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
> Writing, Editing, Information Design . Print and Online
> pearsontechcomm@frii.com
> (303) 410-9101
>



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Oct 01 2004 - 11:38:58 EDT