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rgatijnet1
Apr 22, 2018Explorer III
JaxDad wrote:rgatijnet1 wrote:
The trick is to set a tank level, say down to 1/4 tank, and then stop at the first station that has room for you to pull in.
Unfortunately though that also means you’re fueling up about 1/3rd more often too.
Modern fuel systems don’t have the same problems with running to empty, not dry, but empty, as they did decades ago. They have sizeable reserves, especially in gad hogs like A’s, so when the gauge reads empty there’s still quite a bit of gas left. Based on what Ford and Winnie says my tank capacity is, and what it takes to fill it from well below empty on the gauge there’s at least a 6 gallon reserve past empty.
Since the OP wanted to know how he could find stations large enough for his coach, why does it matter if he has the opportunity to fill up more often or not? In other words, when the fuel tank level gets low, stop at the first station where you can fit, period.
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