[DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve

[Julian Kift]

The problem with the proposed method is you risk drawing out 40 years of crud and crap that has accumulated in the bottom of the tank and feeding it to your carb and engine. If you need to get an idea I'd suggest starting with a low tank and draw out or drain gas into a can until the light comes on and then drain the rest into a separate can and measure how much you get. You should have an idea of your engines mpg to get a to empty mileage estimate.

Julian

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:39:48 -0500
From: boyd411 at gmail.com
To: Bill at incendium.com
CC: detomaso at poca.com; mbefthomas at comcast.net
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve

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
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   The problem with the proposed method is you risk drawing out 40 years
   of crud and crap that has accumulated in the bottom of the tank and
   feeding it to your carb and engine. If you need to get an idea I'd
   suggest starting with a low tank and draw out or drain gas into a can
   until the light comes on and then drain the rest into a separate can
   and measure how much you get. You should have an idea of your engines
   mpg to get a to empty mileage estimate.
   Julian
   Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:39:48 -0500
   From: boyd411 at gmail.com
   To: Bill at incendium.com
   CC: detomaso at poca.com; mbefthomas at comcast.net
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve
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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