gas light

DrewShoaf · 04-19-2007, 12:02 PM

when they gas light comes on how many gallons do u think are left in the tank?

baseballfanz · 04-19-2007, 12:06 PM

Varies from truck to truck but usually about 8 gals. left. When ever my lights come on, I fill up 22 gals.

**walleeme** · 04-19-2007, 12:06 PM

Mine has about 6. The other night I pulled my trailer 50 more miles after it came on, and the truck took 26 gallons.

**DeadRiver** · 04-19-2007, 12:11 PM

yeah anywhere between 8-10... i driven with it on for a few days (during the week my haul to and from work is 5 minutes, and that's if i hit the two traffic lights) and the truck only needed 24 gallons.

cneary812 · 04-19-2007, 12:54 PM

gas light makes me nervous. I fill up when I get to 1/4 tank or just above that and usually takes between 17 and 20 gallons

BigCity · 04-19-2007, 01:33 PM

With the price of gas these days, I usually fill up when I'm down to half a tank so it is not so painful.

thclimer · 04-19-2007, 01:41 PM

For my Titan its always very close to needing 21 gallons when the gas light comes on, so I've got about 7 gallons remaining in the tank.

Sac_Titan · 04-19-2007, 03:00 PM

I've got a 2006 SE Crew Cab 2WD. It may be the pitch on the stock suspension but I consistently show 4 gallons left when the light goes on.

BuckyBadger · 04-19-2007, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCity

With the price of gas these days, I usually fill up when I'm down to half a tank so it is not so painful.

Me too.....

krc333 · 04-19-2007, 04:03 PM

almost always 21 gallons

**DeadRiver** · 04-20-2007, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BigCity

With the price of gas these days, I usually fill up when I'm down to half a tank so it is not so painful.

so do you end up spending the same ammount but filling up twice as much?

jaho1979 · 04-20-2007, 08:55 AM

My scangauge shows between 6 and 7 gallons left when my light comes on.

Treebasher · 04-20-2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DeadRiver

so do you end up spending the same ammount but filling up twice as much?

Exactly...really no difference whatsoever. Technically, you'd probably get worse gas mileage from having your tank 1/2 full or more, all the time. Therefore, it'll cost you more to never go below 1/2 a tank.

dank78 · 04-20-2007, 12:16 PM

I usually have about 7 left, which is interesting because if we have a 28 gallon tank, and the light goes on with about 7 left in the tank, that means we still have 1/4 tank, yet the needle is well below the 1/4 mark. This isn't unique to our trucks, i've experienced it with other vehicles as well. It doesn't seem that hard to construct a gas tank with accurate sensors. Oh well, what do I know.

**DeadRiver** · 04-20-2007, 01:42 PM

my tank is 26 gallons, did they add 2 gallons after 04?