[Jmgasior]

Borrowed a transit,148,3.7 engine, 3.73 gears this weekend,it was almost on mt,so brought it down to empty,filled it up and only got 17.8 gallons into it, even tried rocking it. The reading on dash stated 123 miles to mt so that makes sense, has anybody else noticed this aberration, does cj need to bring it in to complain?thanks

 

[USMC Vet]

I just put 22.6 gal in mine (#B 3.31ls), said 3 miles to empty. Don't know if up-fitters put any in on top of my original tank full. I'll be checking the future fill ups, now that I have it back.

Remember to get an accurate reading display, -vs- the old method of hand calculating, you have to put in only the same exact amount of gas as the display says you used. Otherwise you have apples and oranges and they won't be equal.

Semper Fi

 

[Jmgasior]

Sorry, don't follow your reasoning,what I,m concerned abt is , if the tank reads empty,on e,why was I able to put in 17.9 gallons to shut off?

 

[MoFoCo]

From the owner's manual, p. 122:

"Note: The amount of fuel in the empty
reserve varies and should not be relied upon
to increase driving range. When refueling
your vehicle after the fuel gauge indicates
empty, you might not be able to refuel the
full amount of the advertised capacity due
to the empty reserve still present in the fuel
tank."

I ran mine down to about 8 miles of range and couldn't even get 20 gallons in.

 

[joefromga]

You can run it completely out and carry a gas can with a known amount then go fill up for most accurate testing.

 

[Jmgasior]

Yes that's true BUT, when the gas guage reads zero, I would not expect to put in 7gallons,true can watch the dash display to see how many miles left, but I,m old enought not to believe in the accuracy of the digital world ,being that dashboard is bouncing down the road mile after mile, thru heat and cold.

 

[loll]

i have a 2017 350 wagon some times when i fill up i get 356 miles to empty and next i will get 401 to empty
sometimes i fill up says 50 miles till empty noing i just filled it brim is the a ford thing i use d to live in uk had lots transits from 70s to mk5 never had gas petrol gauge do this

 

[surly Bill]

I don't have the laughably incorrect onboard MySuc system; after low fuel light has come on and then driving another 20-30 miles, I've been able to get 22 gallons into it. I get roughly 100 miles per quarter tank, the first quarter goes slow, but catches up to 300 miles by the time the needle hits 1/4 tank.

 

[pbethel]

Miles to empty changes with your driving habits.

 

[loll]

Miles to empty changes with your driving habits.

ever time i fill up turn on i get a differenc in gas reading befor i away from pumps it has been as low as 357 miles to empty strange

 

[pbethel]

Predicting the future use based on most recent pass usage.