> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Joe Borg
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 1998 8:42 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Low Fuel Warning Question
>
>
> My 98 Dakota with 22 gallon option has a low fuel indicator. The
> manual says it goes off with 2-3 gallons in the tank. After mine goes
> off and I fill up, it only takes about 17 gallons. I get about 14.5
> mpg. Can I still drive 70 miles?? Shouldnt I be able to go 300 miles
> safely? Last off is 14.5 mpg normal for a 318 3.55? Whats going to
> happen when I put in my 3.90 SG?? Thanks in advance, Joe
>
My 91 LE CC was supposed to have a 23 gal tank, and my manual said the
light comes on with an eighth of a tank, i.e., something around 3 gallons.
same thing. However, after a dead-stick coast into a gas station (I mean
the tank was bone dry), I could only put in 21.7 gallons, and that was up to
the neck. An eighth of 21 is just over 2.5, but even on its best day, my 91
318 never got bettter than 19 mpg and that was coming down out of the
mountains, which means with low fuel light on, I'd think 45 miles would
really be pushing it.
Chris
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