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Old 06-11-2011, 01:25 AM
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wtf I got shafted
 
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Old 06-11-2011, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by jwirth
wish I had a 30 gallon. Specs from dodge are 24 gallons on my 92 that is from the VIN and can not get more then 22 gallons in it a fill up
The 'empty' light is supposed to come on, according to my owners manual, when there's around a 1/5th of a tank left. 30/5=6, or 6 gallons. 30-6=24... I don't know if that is what Dodge was referring to. There was a discussion on this subject over on DTR a while back, and no one that I found had anything less than 30... You're right, you got jipped!
 
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Old 06-11-2011, 10:32 AM
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Mine is 33 gallon. I have put 32 in a couple of times
 
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Old 06-11-2011, 12:12 PM
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Looks like I'll have to amend my previous statement. ALL Dodge diesel powered trucks of a 1st gen. persuasion have a 30 gallon tank, plus or minus 2, 4, 6 or 8 gallons!
 
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Old 06-29-2011, 06:35 PM
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its a 30 gallon tank if you look in your truck manual it will tell you.
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Old 06-29-2011, 08:48 PM
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Hey I must be special my truck has a 35 gallon tank
 
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Old 06-29-2011, 10:53 PM
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Yep that me rollin 37's mileage stinks but 30 gal. is right on.
 
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Old 06-29-2011, 11:04 PM
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New tire size/ old tire size = approximate new gear ratio to achieve previous mileage and performance
 
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Old 06-30-2011, 01:06 PM
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Yep mines a 30 gallons drove around the with a 5 gallon can and drove it tell it stopped. she still only got 23.4 gallons at the pump .2 of a mile away went I filled her. 12.7 MPG towing min of 5000lbs the whole time. (If you do this Don't forget to bring a wrench to bleed the fuel lines opps)
 
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Old 07-07-2011, 03:46 PM
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I have a 92 dually and best I have seen with it is 14.5 and that was being really nice to it. Is it just the extra set of tires causing the poor mileage. The sucker runs awesome as it should with only 144,000 miles and dont see any leaks any where. Pump has only been mildly turned up so it has the 165 at the rear wheels I believe. Any thoughts?
 


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