1999 f250 miles until empty gauge
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1999 f250 miles until empty gauge
ive got a 1999 f250 6.8l and i want to have an accurate gauge that will show my miles until empty. i dont want to go through the hassle of installing an overhead console since my truck doesnt have one. is there a simple alternitive to seeing the miles until empty without installing the overhead console?
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Based off tank size and the replacement pump/sender my 99's is off quite a bit I believe. One of these days im gonna throw a 5 gallon can in back and run it till it dies after a full tank is used up to see just how far down that gauge goes.
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ive got a 1999 f250 6.8l and i want to have an accurate gauge that will show my miles until empty. i dont want to go through the hassle of installing an overhead console since my truck doesnt have one. is there a simple alternitive to seeing the miles until empty without installing the overhead console?
I had an '04 6.0 with the overhead console, I didn't usually let it get that low but I did get it to 0 once, and was still able to drive about 20 miles to a fuel station. I believe I put 38 gallons into what was supposed to be a 36 gallon tank.
My dad has an '08 6.4, his truck shut off when the DTE said 50 miles to go because it was out of fuel - he was trying to see how low it would run.
My FIL test drove a '10 6.4, it shut off on the test drive when the DTE said something like 25 miles to go. The dealer had to send another vehicle and a tow truck to bring them in.
I have never tested my Ram's DTE, but frankly knowing just how unreliable they are, I just don't let my vehicles get that low.
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