Aero fuel capacity
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From: Metro Detroit (Redford)
Aero fuel capacity
So how much fuel do these puppys hold. My wife has a '92 Aerostar, 3.0 L, short body, 2wd, with auto tranny. Owner's manual says it is a 21 gal tank, but yesterday I filled it up and it took 21.4 gl and the needle was not even down to the "E" yet!
Another weird thing with this truck is that the fuel gauge seems skewed, e.g., if it says 3/8 it is really more like 1/4 and 5/8 is probably about 1/2. Oh well, I have an E350 motorhome that will have 8 gallons left when the needle is solidly on "E."
Another weird thing with this truck is that the fuel gauge seems skewed, e.g., if it says 3/8 it is really more like 1/4 and 5/8 is probably about 1/2. Oh well, I have an E350 motorhome that will have 8 gallons left when the needle is solidly on "E."
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Joined: Aug 2002
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From: Orland USA
Aero fuel capacity
My Manual says that there were two tanks..A 19 Gal and a 21 Gal.
When I was younger I read that the gages where suppose to be set so you can drive another 35 miles when they hit empty.
That way you could make it to a Gas Station.
But on the other hand I've seen cars that when they hit the E they're empty.
A sending unit with a bent arm or contacts starting to go bad could show a wrong reading.
But then again you'll have to pull the tank to get to it. When mine was bad before I replaced it, I just used the mileage meter.
I'd fill up. set it to zero and refilled at about 300 miles.
When I was younger I read that the gages where suppose to be set so you can drive another 35 miles when they hit empty.
That way you could make it to a Gas Station.
But on the other hand I've seen cars that when they hit the E they're empty.
A sending unit with a bent arm or contacts starting to go bad could show a wrong reading.
But then again you'll have to pull the tank to get to it. When mine was bad before I replaced it, I just used the mileage meter.
I'd fill up. set it to zero and refilled at about 300 miles.
