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Originally Posted by DK327
I can drive 50 more miles on my 3rd gen after the fuel light comes on. When I fill up, it usually stops at 16.5 gallons. Tank capacity is 18.5 gallons of which, 2 gallons are "reserved" to protect the fuel pump, or so I hear...
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There are arguments all over the web about never running a tank low. It supposedly can shorten the life of a fuel pump that lives inside the gas tank.
Some say this is nonsense.
For me, what is nonsense is running out of gas. I rarely if every let the needle get below 1/8.
As it was told to me years ago, an empty gas tank or one that is very low on fuel has more explosive capability vs. a tank that's full.
Fumes are more abundant in a near-empty gas tank.