Re: My first 50 miles

From: Jon Steiger (steiger@ait.fredonia.edu)
Date: Fri May 30 1997 - 14:31:31 EDT


At 01:24 PM 5/30/97 -0400, Bruce Aaron Hefner wrote:
>
>> Forgot to mention this... Since the dealer only put 1/4
>> tank in for the prep, it wasn't long until I heard the
>> little <ding> and saw the gas tank light. Stopped to fill
>> it up (89). One thing I hate about the Exploder, mileage
>> is about the same as the Dak will be (about 18-19). It
>> doesn't have an idiot light for gas (ok, I'm the idiot).
>> Been more than one time I've gotten to the gas station
>> on vapors because I didn't look at the gas gauge until
>> it was almost too late.
>>
>> --
>> +-------------------------------------------------+
>> | Chip Maurer
>What do you expect Chip, it's a Ferd.
>Bruce

   My '96 doesn't have an idiot light either. What's worse is that
Dodge appears to use the same sender for the 17 gallon and the 21 gallon
tank, so my tank reads empty when I still have 4 gallons left... Its
a real pain to guess where my fuel is going to run out, so when I
fill up, I'm usually putting 17 gallons in. Sure, the larger tank
gives me a little more leeway, but as far as stretching the time between
refills, I might as well have a 17 gallon tank...

                                              -Jon-

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