[DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve
Jerry Knotts
knottsj at galstar.com
Sat Nov 15 00:14:21 EST 2014
I would think that it would work better if after the light goes on you
used an electric fuel pump to remove the remaining gas that the sender
would pick up. Then drain the rest of the tank into another
container. Estimate your range on the mpg of what the fuel pump
removed. Then refill the tank to the top to ascertain the total volume
if the tank has ballooned over the years.
It is like cutting with an axe anyway,
jerry knotts
On 11/14/2014 10:43 PM, Julian Kift wrote:
> 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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I would think that it would work better if after the light goes on you
used an electric fuel pump to remove the remaining gas that the sender
would pick up. Then drain the rest of the tank into another
container. Estimate your range on the mpg of what the fuel pump
removed. Then refill the tank to the top to ascertain the total volume
if the tank has ballooned over the years.
It is like cutting with an axe anyway,
jerry knotts
On 11/14/2014 10:43 PM, Julian Kift wrote:
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: [1]boyd411 at gmail.com
To: [2]Bill at incendium.com
CC: [3]detomaso at poca.com; [4]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 [5]<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 [[6]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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