[DeTomaso] How much fuel reserve

[Mike Thomas]

Thanks, and I agree.  I got home from a drive last weekend, knowing I was low, and the light came on as I was pulling into the garage.  I want to go down to Auburn to a station that sells alcohol-free gas to fill it up, but I’ll likely need to add a couple gallons to get down there to be on the safe side.

 

Thanks all

Mike Thomas

VP, POCA

VP, Panteras Northwest

Yellow ’74 #6328

 

From: Boyd Casey [mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 7:40 PM
To: Bill Moore
Cc: Mike Thomas; Pantera list serve
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 <mailto: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.


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Sent: November-14-14 7:47 PM
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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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   Thanks, and I agree.  I got home from a drive last weekend, knowing I
   was low, and the light came on as I was pulling into the garage.  I
   want to go down to Auburn to a station that sells alcohol-free gas to
   fill it up, but I'll likely need to add a couple gallons to get down
   there to be on the safe side.


   Thanks all

   Mike Thomas

   VP, POCA

   VP, Panteras Northwest

   Yellow '74 #6328


   From: Boyd Casey [mailto:boyd411 at gmail.com]
   Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 7:40 PM
   To: Bill Moore
   Cc: Mike Thomas; Pantera list serve
   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 <[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.

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   From: DeTomaso [mailto:[2]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Mike
   Thomas
   Sent: November-14-14 7:47 PM
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   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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