- Joined
- Feb 18, 2014
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- Location
- Butte Co. California
- Vehicle Year
- '87
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
Haven't been able to figure out how big my tank is so I've been thinkin' about just runnin' her out of gas (while carrying a can with about 1-1/2 gallons) then seein' how much it takes to fill the tank and can. Great way to figure out MGP, too.
Possible drawbacks are suckin' crud into the fuel line/pluggin' screen in tank, lettin' in-tank pump get hot from havin' little gas to help cool it (AFAIK it's the original pump) and goin' through the whole thing of re-establishing prime in the system.
Is it worth all this, just to know the tank's capacity, thereby having a baseline for guessing total range, given approximate known MPG?
It's an '87 STX, 2.9 4X4 with 5-speed and 3.73 gears, or that's what the thing was when it came from the factory. To the best of my knowledge, there've been no mods in the 145K miles on it.
BTW, the trip odometer right now is showin' about 220 miles since last fill up.
Tell me what's wrong with this plan.
Possible drawbacks are suckin' crud into the fuel line/pluggin' screen in tank, lettin' in-tank pump get hot from havin' little gas to help cool it (AFAIK it's the original pump) and goin' through the whole thing of re-establishing prime in the system.
Is it worth all this, just to know the tank's capacity, thereby having a baseline for guessing total range, given approximate known MPG?
It's an '87 STX, 2.9 4X4 with 5-speed and 3.73 gears, or that's what the thing was when it came from the factory. To the best of my knowledge, there've been no mods in the 145K miles on it.
BTW, the trip odometer right now is showin' about 220 miles since last fill up.
Tell me what's wrong with this plan.