Fuel guage light
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Fuel guage light
how much gas left after light comes on?
i have doubt that my screw have the 30 gallon tank
i fill it up and only took 23 gallons
the reserve can not have 7 gallons?
confuse
if not 30 gallon tank, then i guess i got riped off.
thanks
i have doubt that my screw have the 30 gallon tank
i fill it up and only took 23 gallons
the reserve can not have 7 gallons?
confuse
if not 30 gallon tank, then i guess i got riped off.
thanks
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I also have a Screw and when the message first says "low fuel" there are 7 gallons left. The manual says the low fuel warning comes on when you have about 50 miles left on a tank of gas- I don't think the computer can divide very well. Its crazy to have a low fuel warning when you have a 1/4 tank of gas left- every other car I have owned with a low fuel warning usually came on when there were 3 gallons left. I just go by the mileage- my truck gets the milage advertised- 14 in the city and 18 on the highway. The message center says I'm getting 13.8 mpg so I don't know why the low fuel message comes on at 7 gallons. Got to be a software bug.
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From: Midland, TX
Originally Posted by BigChief
I have an 04' F-150 Scab with a 4.6L. When the light comes on. I only have about 30 miles left. ( little less than 2 gallons)
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From: St. Joseph, MO
I was 26 miles from home yesterday when my fuel light went on and then chimed. When I got home I filled up with 23.8 gallons and I have a 27 gal tank. I assume I burned about 2 gallons from the point my light came on. I got around 14.7 mpg on that tank. If I figured everything right I had anywhere from 5 to 7 gal left after the light came on.
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so all of you asume it should have how much gas left
no real evidence?
i hate to have low fuel light goes on and asume there are 6-7 gallons
left in the tank.
is there anyway to to verify this?
except for drain the fuel tank
thanks
no real evidence?
i hate to have low fuel light goes on and asume there are 6-7 gallons
left in the tank.
is there anyway to to verify this?
except for drain the fuel tank
thanks
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I have a 2004 4X2 Lariat. I too wonder about how big the so called 30 gal tank really is. My low fuel chime comes on at 50 MTE and I have driven it to 2 MTE. When I filled up it only took 24.8 gallons. I have thought about putting my 5 gal can in the back and driving it until it runs out, but I sure hate to run it to empty. That said, i think there is a 5 gal reserve.
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From: Chesterfield, Mi
Originally Posted by ATCS2004
My low fuel chime comes on at 50 MTE and I have driven it to 2 MTE.