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JEB954
Dodge Dakota
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9/06/2005
05:06:29
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 Subject: my little road trip
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Well did a little test this weekend. Left Albuquerque with a full tank on my way to Needles, CA. I know I can make it to Kingman, AZ on a tank of gas. After restroom breaks for my kids and such things as that, I totalled 483 miles once I got to Kingman. Filled up with a little over 23 gallons of the ol' liquid gold. Then drove to Needles stayed about an hour and heading back. Here is where the test comes in. Normally I would have stopped in Kingman to top off, but I wanted to see how far I could really go on a tank of gas. So I set the cruise at 80 and sat back and enjoyed the satillite radio for the next few hours. Once the needle hit the red mark for empty I dropped the speed down to 65 and waited to see how long it would be before the spurting started. Also when the needle hit the red mark I was at 450 miles. So there I sit waiting, and nothing is happening. Then the needle starts to move past the red mark into the "E". I hit 518.7 miles when the engine finally kicks off. So now I have a pretty good idea how far I can push it on trips. But here is something funny to think about. I have five gallons of gas with me. I pour the contents into the tank and head East up the road another 7 miles to Grants, NM, where I fill up at the Pilot station with a total of 24 gallons. Now my question is this, I had just put 5 gallons in the tank, and drove only 7 miles, but was still able to put 24 gallons in at the pump, do the math and get back to me with a good answer? Either the pumps aren't calibrated properly OR Dodge is full of it when they tell me my QC has a 24 gallon tank. How can a 24 gallon tank including the fill tube hold almost 29 gallons of fuel? Other than the numbers game, I was getting 21 mph on the way out to CA, and that was running 80-85. Also info on the truck. 04 QC 4.7 Auto drop-in K and N, AMSOIL 10W-30, AMSOIL rear diff, stock exhaust except for a "cherry bomb" and started out with just over 36K miles, oh and a bed cover, with all tires at 32 psi (cold). Just thought I would share is all. Hope everyone had an enjoyable Labor Day weekend, now get your butts back to work, slackers!!!
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davec
Dodge Dakota
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9/06/2005
13:26:02
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It's probably designed for 24...but you can shove more into it. Better watch you don't fill up your vapor canister. Actually, you probably already did.
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