[DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve

Jeff Detrich jjdetrich at gmail.com
Sat Nov 15 10:20:53 EST 2014 

Hey, Boyd's back!  glad to see you posting again. I  hope your recovery
goes well.

Jeff
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On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

>    I should have mentioned that when I got my car there was already a
>    problem with debris in the bottom of the tank. I got a gasoline safe
>    manual pump , and pumped out all the gas and debris from the bottom of
>    my tank several times. I then rinsed out the tank and drained it out
>    several more times. I tried to remove the drain plug at he bottom of
>    the tank and was unable to remove it.A  After hearing numerous stories
>    about tearing the drain plugs out of the bottom of the tank I didn't
>    want to take to many chances.
>    Boyd
>
>    On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:43 PM, Julian Kift
>    <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com> 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: [2]boyd411 at gmail.com
>    To: [3]Bill at incendium.com
>    CC: [4]detomaso at poca.com; [5]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 <[6]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:[7]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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> References
>
>    1. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
>    2. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
>    3. mailto:Bill at incendium.com
>    4. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
>    5. mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net
>    6. mailto:Bill at incendium.com
>    7. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
>    8. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
>    9. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
>   10. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
>   11. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
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   Hey, Boyd's back! A glad to see you posting again. I A hope your
   recovery goes well.
   Jeff
   6559

   On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:59 PM, Boyd Casey <[1]boyd411 at gmail.com>
   wrote:

     A  A I should have mentioned that when I got my car there was
     already a
     A  A problem with debris in the bottom of the tank. I got a gasoline
     safe
     A  A manual pump , and pumped out all the gas and debris from the
     bottom of
     A  A my tank several times. I then rinsed out the tank and drained
     it out
     A  A several more times. I tried to remove the drain plug at he
     bottom of
     A  A the tank and was unable to remove it.AA  After hearing numerous
     stories
     A  A about tearing the drain plugs out of the bottom of the tank I
     didn't
     A  A want to take to many chances.
     A  A Boyd
     A  A On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:43 PM, Julian Kift
     A  A <[1][2]julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:
     A  A The problem with the proposed method is you risk drawing out 40
     years
     A  A of crud and crap that has accumulated in the bottom of the tank
     and
     A  A feeding it to your carb and engine. If you need to get an idea
     I'd
     A  A suggest starting with a low tank and draw out or drain gas into
     a can
     A  A until the light comes on and then drain the rest into a
     separate can
     A  A and measure how much you get. You should have an idea of your
     engines
     A  A mpg to get a to empty mileage estimate.
     A  A Julian
     A  A Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 22:39:48 -0500
     A  A From: [2][3]boyd411 at gmail.com
     A  A To: [3][4]Bill at incendium.com
     A  A CC: [4][5]detomaso at poca.com; [5][6]mbefthomas at comcast.net
     A  A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve
     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
     <[6][7]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:[7][8]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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     A  A 2. mailto:[16]boyd411 at gmail.com
     A  A 3. mailto:[17]Bill at incendium.com
     A  A 4. mailto:[18]detomaso at poca.com
     A  A 5. mailto:[19]mbefthomas at comcast.net
     A  A 6. mailto:[20]Bill at incendium.com
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References

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   2. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
   3. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
   4. mailto:Bill at incendium.com
   5. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
   6. mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net
   7. mailto:Bill at incendium.com
   8. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
   9. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  10. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
  11. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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  13. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  14. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
  15. mailto:julian_kift at hotmail.com
  16. mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com
  17. mailto:Bill at incendium.com
  18. mailto:detomaso at poca.com
  19. mailto:mbefthomas at comcast.net
  20. mailto:Bill at incendium.com
  21. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
  22. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
  23. http://poca.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso_poca.com
  24. mailto:DeTomaso at poca.com
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