[DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve

[Boyd Casey]

Depending on how your float arm is bent it could be that you have minutes,
miles or  your time is already up. One way to test your margin is to test
your system .
(with the help of a friend) as soon as the light goes on push your trip
odometer and have a friend follow you in another car with a 5 gallon gas
can and drive until you run out. You can use your trip odometer to see how
many miles you  get and then use your gas can to get yourself to a gas
station and use the reading on the trip odometer to see what kind of margin
you get. One of the problems of looking for a guideline of how many miles
one can expect when the light goes on is the variance in the adjustment of
the float and the switch and the difference in engines, carbs , and cams.
So if you feel you need to more accurate measurement I think my suggestion
is a good one . The other is to never let your reserve light go on. In
other words keep you tank full or close to it.
Boyd

On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Bill Moore <Bill at incendium.com> wrote:

> Thanks Mike, I never knew what color that light was, When the gauge says
> 1/4
> it's time to fuel up
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill Moore
>
> Calgary, AB.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Mike Thomas
> Sent: November-14-14 7:47 PM
> To: 'Pantera list serve'
> Subject: [DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve
>
> How much is typically in the Pantera tank when the red light comes on?
>
> Mike Thomas
> VP, POCA
> VP, Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 #6328
>
>
>
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   Depending on how your float arm is bent it could be that you have
   minutes, miles orA  your time is already up. One way to test your
   margin is to test your system .
   (with the help of a friend) as soon as the light goes on push your trip
   odometer and have a friend follow you in another car with a 5 gallon
   gas can and drive until you run out. You can use your trip odometer to
   see how many miles youA  get and then use your gas can to get yourself
   to a gas station and use the reading on the trip odometer to see what
   kind of margin you get. One of the problems of looking for a guideline
   of how many miles one can expect when the light goes on is the variance
   in the adjustment of the float and the switch and the difference in
   engines, carbs , and cams. So if you feel you need to more accurate
   measurement I think my suggestion is a good one . The other is to never
   let your reserve light go on. In other words keep you tank full or
   close to it.
   Boyd

   On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 9:54 PM, Bill Moore <[1]Bill at incendium.com>
   wrote:

     Thanks Mike, I never knew what color that light was, When the gauge
     says 1/4
     it's time to fuel up
     Cheers,
     Bill Moore
     Calgary, AB.

   -----Original Message-----
   From: DeTomaso [mailto:[2]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Mike
   Thomas
   Sent: November-14-14 7:47 PM
   To: 'Pantera list serve'
   Subject: [DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve
   How much is typically in the Pantera tank when the red light comes on?
   Mike Thomas
   VP, POCA
   VP, Panteras Northwest
   Yellow '74 #6328
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