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Old 10-22-2020, 10:52 AM
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1999 F350 with 205,000 miles. Just wondering what kind of range you guys are getting? I have a 40 gallon tank, and if I stick to 65 mph on the cruise control, I consistently get 550 miles out of a tank of gas. That's around 14 ~ 15 mpg leaving a few drops in the tank. Two questions about this type of behavior: 1. At what fuel level on the gauge do I risk running the fuel pump unsubmerged? And 2. How bad is it, anatomically speaking, to sit behind the wheel for NINE HOURS between gas stops!!!
 
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Typically its thought constantly running the tank below 1/4 full has the pump no longer submerged. I've almost never run my E-Series below that mark, one has 292K miles on its original fuel pump.

Anatomically I have no idea, stop whenever you need to stretch, pee or whatever. Or ask a long haul trucker how they do it day after day.
 
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Typically its thought constantly running the tank below 1/4 full has the pump no longer submerged. I've almost never run my E-Series below that mark, one has 292K miles on its original fuel pump.

Anatomically I have no idea, stop whenever you need to stretch, pee or whatever. Or ask a long haul trucker how they do it day after day.
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