I know this is probilly been posted before but i cnat seem to find it, But i have a Fliner Centry with 100gallon tanks and wanted to see if anyone had the info on how many iches was how many gallons. and how far could u run it down before risking shuting down the truck

 

One time in a volvo I went for 150 miles with my computer saying I have 0 miles left and the needle on dead E :P.

 

Easiest way to figure your fuel, is based on mileage..top the tanks, drive for what ever distance your calculator say's...oooh...175 gallons will take you at say...5 miles per gallon. Go that far...then top off your tanks and do your math.

After that, all you need to do is watch your mileage, based on how much fuel you buy each day. If you figure the truck gets a gallon per mile rate of 5.8 ...and you buy 85 gallons per day...then you know to stop for fuel after 400 miles. Always leave yourself a cuushion for the extra miles it might take to get to fuel. Stopping early for fuel is better than stopping late.

Don't try and operate the truck based on how many inches you have in the tanks.

 

When I was training with Arrow, my trainer drove the truck (Freightliner Columbia) from Laredo to south of San Antonio on "E". Put 192 Gallons into the 200 gallon tanks. It stalled in line at the fuel island. Luckily the Arrow Truck behind us pushed us up.

In my current company I put 283 gallons into the 300 gallon tanks after pushing it a bit too far. It was suffering from fuel starvation the last block to the truck stop.

If you look into the tanks on a bright day or with a flashlight, you can see the fuel pickup. If the fuel gets down to there, you're SOL because it'll suck air when the fuel sloshes.

It's not a good idea to push it "how far u could run it down."

Fill up after a set amount of miles and don't let it get below 1/4.

-p.

 

I have 300 gallon tanks on my truck and in the winter I fill up every single morning. Two times already I've been on a highway that was shutdown and I was one of the few that was allowed to stay in my truck because I was fully stocked and plenty of fuel. It's a great piece of mind knowing that you can pull over at any time and spend days there if you gave to.

I ran my tanks down close to empty once and every time I went around a corner I sucked air. (my engine for all you perverts)

 

The best thing to do is keep your tanks full. Since you have 100 gallon fuel tanks it would probably be a good idea to buy fuel each day. Or you could do like OrangeTxGuy suggested and track your miles and purchase fuel accordingly. Keeping more fuel will also keep down condensation in the tanks.

 

A easy way to see in your tanks in the day time is to use a mirror to reflect sunlight, works better than any flashlight.

 

What about running less fuel at all times for the purpose of carrying less weight. Over a period of time this should add up. Less average weight on your truck. What does fuel weigh? How much are you keeping out of the tanks and how often? A small engine would appreciate this the most. And mileage of course. Allan must have input on this.

 

This is what the airlines are doing.

 

The airlines....Have they started cutting back on fuel??? :shock: :shock:

They used to take on enough fuel for the trip, with a full passenger and cargo load, plus 55% for emergencies.

A United pilot guy I know told me that. Al was a pretty good pilot. He only had one bad landing.