Warning - Not only do you suck up the sediment when running the tank dry, but your fuel pump will overheat/fry because the gasoline acts as a coolant to keep said overheat/frying from happening to the pump. BTDT. YMMV -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On 5/21/07, Todd Last <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote: > > Most people will tell you it is not good to run the tank dry because of > the risk of sucking any sediment at the bottom of the tank into the fule > pump. However, I think you should run the tank dry as many times as you can > - as a preventative measure for keeping the inside of the gas tank clean. > Just make sure to change your fuel pump filter every time you run the tank > completely empty. > > On my '88 it will run out of gas pretty shortly after the gauge needle is > to the left of the red. (Fumes setting) > > Generally I get about 215-230 miles from a tank of gas. On very good days > up tp 260. > > Todd > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> > > I know this has a lot of variables, but in a 90 automatic, or similar, > > non-freeway driving, the only "extra" would be running the stereo while > > driving (No AC, fridge, heat, driver only, no passengers, no heavy load, > > etc,) about how far should you be able to go on a full tank of gas? How > far > > into the red do you have to be to run out of gas? Does a 90 Westy > automatic > > have fuel injection, making it a bad thing to run out of gas? > > Patti > |
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