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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 01:57 PM
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fuel capacity?

how much do my front and rear gas tanks hold on my 88 f-150 with the 5.0 v-8?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 03:45 PM
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fuel capacity?

My truck is an 88 with the short bed and my front tank is 16.5 gallons and the rear is 18.2. My specs book says the long bed is 19.0 front and 18.2 rear.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 03:53 PM
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OH MAN THAT MEANS MY TRUCK IS GETTING 8 MPG!!!!!!!!!!!! IF THAT! i feel like crying..... WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 11:47 PM
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fuel capacity?

You can't figure out mileage by the size of the gas tank. You need to fill the gas tank, zero out the trip odometer (or just write down the odometer reading if you don't have one), drive until it's almost empty, and then fill up again. Divide the number of miles by the number of gallons it took to fill up the second time. Your gas gauge reading can be way off. You could easily have several gallons left in the tank when the gauge shows empty. Also, if you speedometer isn't calibrated correctly for your tires, your speed and odometer readings can be off a considerable amount.
 
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