Engine/Electronics Upgrade???
I don't know how to ask this. I have a 2014 Coachmen with an "Info Center". It gives me information like: a. 543 miles to empty. b. outside temp. c. trip miles. d. milea...
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Tank fuel gauges don't have high accuracy and when float drops on the bottom, you still can have lot of fuel that you can't measure anymore.
I am one of those who hate pulling to the pump having 1/3 tank of fuel and in the past have tested the gauges while caring extra can of fuel.
Old VW diesel wold drive for 150 miles with fuel gauge on 0.
Modern cars have range or mile to empty scale, but in my cars it calculate current fuel consumption and what left in the tank.
So when I start on reserve it shows me 30 miles range on the street. I start driving on freeway and it will come to 60 miles.
Than I have up grade and it drops to 40 miles range.
Than I drive downhill and range change to 70 miles.
Can drive you crazy, but I know that since reserve light -I can make at least 30 miles in the city, or 50 on the highway.
Modern diesels don't like to be run out of fuel, so stretching the range is risky, but you can always stick a wire inside the big tank and see how much is left there.
Other issue is that with big tanks even 5 gallons in the tank will let the engine suck air on steep grade, or tilt.
I am one of those who hate pulling to the pump having 1/3 tank of fuel and in the past have tested the gauges while caring extra can of fuel.
Old VW diesel wold drive for 150 miles with fuel gauge on 0.
Modern cars have range or mile to empty scale, but in my cars it calculate current fuel consumption and what left in the tank.
So when I start on reserve it shows me 30 miles range on the street. I start driving on freeway and it will come to 60 miles.
Than I have up grade and it drops to 40 miles range.
Than I drive downhill and range change to 70 miles.
Can drive you crazy, but I know that since reserve light -I can make at least 30 miles in the city, or 50 on the highway.
Modern diesels don't like to be run out of fuel, so stretching the range is risky, but you can always stick a wire inside the big tank and see how much is left there.
Other issue is that with big tanks even 5 gallons in the tank will let the engine suck air on steep grade, or tilt.
