[DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Sat Nov 15 10:54:14 EST 2014
Boyd,
Those glass fuel filters are an accident waiting to happen, a fuel pressure gauge is the way to go.
Julian
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:03:40 -0500
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve
From: boyd411 at gmail.com
To: julian_kift at hotmail.com
CC: bill at incendium.com; detomaso at poca.com; mbefthomas at comcast.net
P.S.
I also added a large fram style fuel filter in line with a glass inline see through filter so i could always see if if was not getting fuel. In addition to that I had a fuel pressure gauge.
Boyd
On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:59 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. 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 <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: 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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Boyd,
Those glass fuel filters are an accident waiting to happen, a fuel
pressure gauge is the way to go.
Julian
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Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 00:03:40 -0500
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve
From: boyd411 at gmail.com
To: julian_kift at hotmail.com
CC: bill at incendium.com; detomaso at poca.com; mbefthomas at comcast.net
P.S.
I also added a large fram style fuel filter in line with a glass
inline see through filter so i could always see if if was not getting
fuel. In addition to that I had a fuel pressure gauge.
Boyd
On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 11:59 PM, Boyd Casey <[1]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. 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
<[2]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: [3]boyd411 at gmail.com
To: [4]Bill at incendium.com
CC: [5]detomaso at poca.com; [6]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 <[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:[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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