How empty have you gone without running out? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Project1970 · 10-28-2002, 05:21 PM

Just wondering...I knew I was low when I filled it up last night...but I put 21.062 gallons into the 21 gallon in-the-cab tank!

crazy longhorn · 10-28-2002, 05:32 PM

I backed a jeep wagoneer in running on fumes......the wifey started it the next day & ran out of gas before the end of the drive! man was she pissed!

Brad · 10-28-2002, 05:40 PM

I wanted to re-center the needle and purposely ran out of gas so I knew exactly bone dry was.

Mudder · 10-28-2002, 05:49 PM

just to see how many gallons it would hold. 33 gallons.

Hooter · 10-28-2002, 08:34 PM

i Dont run out of gas because i have 3 tanks. But it costs me 178 bucks to fill all three up

Lightspeed · 10-29-2002, 12:49 AM

buddy of mine had his camaro die at the pumps, and he coasted his 67 pickup into the pumps once. on my 98 i just wait till the check guages light comes on, then i know i've got a few miles left

Longhorn Man · 10-29-2002, 12:54 AM

21.75 gallons in the GMC one day...
Funny thing, the owners manual says it holds about 20 gallons.

Project1970 · 10-29-2002, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by longhornmail
21.75 gallons in the GMC one day...
Funny thing, the owners manual says it holds about 20 gallons.

LOL...that's awesome...

Lippyp · 10-29-2002, 04:29 AM

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Originally posted by Hooter
i Dont run out of gas because i have 3 tanks. But it costs me 178 bucks to fill all three up

$178 (thats £114 or about 35 gallons here), thank God I don't have three tanks, it costs me the equivalent of nearly $100 to fill up my standard tank here in the UK. About 95% of that's tax too!

Got to fill up, time to sell another kidney!

**COBALT** · 10-29-2002, 05:04 AM

I don't run out of gas. I did once on an empty stretch of road between Moses Lake and Spokane, WA (empty, flat, and in the middle of nowhere). I might as well have been on the damn moon.

Never again...

MStokes · 10-29-2002, 10:16 AM

When my gauge reads empty, I can put in around 18 gallons. So I'm guessing I should be able to run it well below empty.

Brewski* · 10-29-2002, 11:25 PM

I drove 30 miles when it said empty until it ran out. About 3 gal. but the needle never moved past the empty mark. I too have 3 tanks and a machine gun.

Andy4639 · 10-30-2002, 12:35 AM

When I get close to 600 miles I start looking for a gas station. Installed a 1993 suburban tank in my 71 that hold 42 gals. I haven't run out since.

10-28-2002, 05:21 PM	#1
Project1970 14.1 @ 96MPH Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 2,811	How empty have you gone without running out? Just wondering...I knew I was low when I filled it up last night...but I put 21.062 gallons into the 21 gallon in-the-cab tank! __________________ Project1970 - LS1 Swap Complete!

10-28-2002, 05:40 PM	#3
Brad Out of the carpool lane. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clark Co, WA Posts: 5,673	I wanted to re-center the needle and purposely ran out of gas so I knew exactly bone dry was. __________________ 1968 C-10 SWB, 5.7 Vortec/700R4/3.73 posi, Torch Red 1968 Camaro, 250/Powerglide, all original (No, I'm not gonna drop a 350 in it!...Jeez!) 2000 Honda VFR in the faster yellow! 2008 Husqvarna TE-610 1967 C-10 SWB 'Six Appeal'-Gone but not forgotten...

10-28-2002, 05:49 PM	#4
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	I ran mine out just to see how many gallons it would hold. 33 gallons.

10-28-2002, 08:34 PM	#5
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	i Dont run out of gas because i have 3 tanks. But it costs me 178 bucks to fill all three up __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

10-29-2002, 05:04 AM	#10
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I don't run out of gas. I did once on an empty stretch of road between Moses Lake and Spokane, WA (empty, flat, and in the middle of nowhere). I might as well have been on the damn moon. Never again... __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

10-28-2002, 05:32 PM	#2
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,402	I backed a jeep wagoneer in running on fumes......the wifey started it the next day & ran out of gas before the end of the drive! man was she pissed!

10-29-2002, 12:49 AM	#6
Lightspeed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 226	buddy of mine had his camaro die at the pumps, and he coasted his 67 pickup into the pumps once. on my 98 i just wait till the check guages light comes on, then i know i've got a few miles left

10-29-2002, 12:54 AM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	21.75 gallons in the GMC one day... Funny thing, the owners manual says it holds about 20 gallons.

10-29-2002, 10:16 AM	#11
MStokes Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Meridian, Idaho Posts: 164	When my gauge reads empty, I can put in around 18 gallons. So I'm guessing I should be able to run it well below empty. __________________ 1972 C-10 LWB, 400/350, 2WD 1972 C-20 Custom Camper, 350/350, 4WD (Converted)

10-29-2002, 11:25 PM	#12
Brewski* Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rocky Mount, MO Posts: 1,293	I drove 30 miles when it said empty until it ran out. About 3 gal. but the needle never moved past the empty mark. I too have 3 tanks and a machine gun.

10-30-2002, 12:35 AM	#13
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	GAS... Never LIKED RUNNING OUT When I get close to 600 miles I start looking for a gas station. Installed a 1993 suburban tank in my 71 that hold 42 gals. I haven't run out since. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.



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