First fill up
Cargo Master
Joined: May 2007
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From: Western New York
Have always done the same thing. My '01 has a 39 gallon tank. 1/4 tank left means 30-32 gallons. Just the way it should be. But now I will be down to a 34 gallon tank which read incorrectly and will wind up fueling 30-40 % more often if I live by the gauge. This is wrong of some clipboard **** to determine that I cannot know the correct time to refuel the vehicle. The group who started this probably came out of some division of the government which assure us to be too stupid to know empty is empty.
Cargo Master
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Ok, so let's say, I want to figure out exactly how many miles till she starts choking....I have always been told it is not good at all to run out of diesel.
That true?
I know you have to turn key on and off to prime pump....but what if it is a push button start?
That true?
I know you have to turn key on and off to prime pump....but what if it is a push button start?
Laughing Gas
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Austin, Texas
I would prefer for someone else to test this rather than me!
Cargo Master
Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Over Yonder, MN
I would never want to run the HPFP out of fuel, they depend on the diesel for lubrication and it's very messy if they let go. My theory is it's only the diesels with the extra buffer built into the gauge for that very reason, but it's just a theory at this point.
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I've run two full fuel runs, and I'm no expert, but we have a problem. I have a 34 gallon tank, and I showed 23 miles to empty on the first tank, and 18 miles to empty on the last one, and didn't get more than 27 gallons into the tank either time.
Any guesses on if it's a software issue, or a issue with the equipment in the tank?
Any guesses on if it's a software issue, or a issue with the equipment in the tank?
Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2008
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Yup, same problem here.
What's going on?
I had 17 miles to empty, filled it up to the neck,..saw the diesel and barley got 27 gallons. Are we sure it's a 34 gallon tank? Does not make sense...even at 10 mpg that's 70 more miles. I am averaging 16 mpg in city..so that's 160 miles as a safety net.........
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I want answers from
What's going on?
I had 17 miles to empty, filled it up to the neck,..saw the diesel and barley got 27 gallons. Are we sure it's a 34 gallon tank? Does not make sense...even at 10 mpg that's 70 more miles. I am averaging 16 mpg in city..so that's 160 miles as a safety net.........
. . I want answers from
Posting Guru
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I've run two full fuel runs, and I'm no expert, but we have a problem. I have a 34 gallon tank, and I showed 23 miles to empty on the first tank, and 18 miles to empty on the last one, and didn't get more than 27 gallons into the tank either time.
Any guesses on if it's a software issue, or a issue with the equipment in the tank?
Any guesses on if it's a software issue, or a issue with the equipment in the tank?
Falkirk....I mentioned this in a post a few weeks back. To see if someone could physically measure the size of the new 34 gallon tank on the '17 and measure a 29 gallon tank off of a short bed 2016 to see exactly what we are seeing dimension wise. I think there is a bigger problem then has been brought to light. Maybe yes..maybe no big deal....but why are these bigger tanks not taking more diesel when "Empty"????