Tanks too damn small!

[magnifico12312]

I have a 1988 bronco ll and the thing is a pain, I constantly need to refill it with gas. I believe it has a ten gallon tank. I also dont see any postings about this, but does anybody have any ideas on putting a bigger gas tank in it, like sizes and if anybody has don a conversion like this before.

 

[adsm08]

Are you going by the gas gauge? What kind of mileage are you getting?

All bronco IIs were equipped with a 23 gallon tank at the factory. You should be able to go at least 350 miles to a tank and be spending close to $80 to fill it up.

If you genuinely have a 10 gallon tank somebody other than Ford put it there.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Yea, the tank is bigger than the midship tank in an ext cab ranger...

 

[adsm08]

Yea, the tank is bigger than the midship tank in an ext cab ranger...

Shit dude, the B2 tanks can almost hold the total capacity of a dual tank Ranger.

 

[--weezl--]

my vote is for a messed up fuel gauge, if the OP has never run it dry...

 

[adsm08]

my vote is for a messed up fuel gauge, if the OP has never run it dry...

Same here. When I bought my B2 I filled it up after a few days of light driving and the gauge was getting low. I only had about 150 miles on the tank but I had no idea what kind of mileage it was getting or if the gauge was working properly.

It took 12 gallons and I knew I had a bad sending unit.

 

[trail B2]

I stand and watch my Jeeper friends stop and get fuel on long rides.There asking aren't you getting gas?What for we haven't gone anywhere yet.There right around 15 gallons.

 

[xr75er]

my dodge ram has the same size tank. it's an 98. I have always loved the gas milage and tank capacity of the Bll.

 

[f6boomer]

I bought mine with the guage inop., the previous owner said he filled it at 200 miles. I started looking at # of gallons at 200 and realized I had barely used half a tank. Now I go 350 and start looking for gas, and still only put 18 gallons in it.

 

[Jocassee]

My '86 (stock, 2.9 liter EFI, 5-speed 4X4, 235,000 miles) never fails to get more than 21 mpg on the road, sometimes as much as 26 on a single tank. But my fuel gauge hasn't operated properly in years... it drops to 'E' after less than a hundred miles. I keep up with the mileage to know when to fill up. I'd suggest checking the gas mileage to see what it's really doing.

 

[magnifico12312]

oh thanks guys for the info, sorry i dident get back sooner but i`m a new user and i really cant figure this forum out. but i got a hold of it and figured it out. Im gona drive around with a filled 5 gal. gas tank and drive it until it runs out to find out if the gauge is reading right.

 

[nightmare_82282]

oh thanks guys for the info, sorry i dident get back sooner but i`m a new user and i really cant figure this forum out. but i got a hold of it and figured it out. Im gona drive around with a filled 5 gal. gas tank and drive it until it runs out to find out if the gauge is reading right.

You can alway get a bigger tank if you wanted too. Just saying

http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-90250-bronco-ii-extra-capacity-fuel-tank.html

Thats a 33gallon tank. Stock is only 23 gallons.

 

[jrpdash9]

ya my b2 goes 250 miles to a tank but it aint no 15 gallons lol shes dang near empty. its all original but for 235's tires. shes is geared alittle to high for them

 

[adsm08]

I bought mine with the guage inop., the previous owner said he filled it at 200 miles. I started looking at # of gallons at 200 and realized I had barely used half a tank. Now I go 350 and start looking for gas, and still only put 18 gallons in it.

That's exactly what mine does too.

 

[--weezl--]

fwiw, over the last 61 liters (16.11 us liquid gallons) i have gotten 342km (212miles) which works out to a little over 13mpg...