Howdy all,
My wife and I have our new element and we love it. It has been getting pretty good mileage. This first fill up after a trip to our parents' houses recorded around 24.5 mpg, with about 50/50 Hwy and city driving. We were also hauling my sister in law and their 1 year old son, so it was a packed car. Out next tank was around 21 mpg. This is fine and all. I understand that with it being summer and our varying driving habits, we could do better. My only problem is, that before we left for home, we filled up the element and the light had come on, but i was only able to put in around 12 gallons or so. Technically, we should have still been able to drive at least another 75-80 miles before running dry right? That seems awfully early for the light to come on.
When i recorded the 24.5 mpg, we had a little less than a 1/4 tank, and was only able to put in around 10 gallons. On a 15.9 gallon tank, I was expecting to put in more gas than i did. Since we still haven't even gotten that close to a 300 mile tank yet, and we are recording pretty good MPGs, I guess we can push the E a little longer.
Does anyone else tend to think their element reads a little lower than what is actually left in their tank? At what point does the fuel light come on in the elements?
In my 1998 Blazer, my gas light usually comes on when i have around 40-45 miles left in the tank, or about 2.5-3 gallons left.
My wife and I have our new element and we love it. It has been getting pretty good mileage. This first fill up after a trip to our parents' houses recorded around 24.5 mpg, with about 50/50 Hwy and city driving. We were also hauling my sister in law and their 1 year old son, so it was a packed car. Out next tank was around 21 mpg. This is fine and all. I understand that with it being summer and our varying driving habits, we could do better. My only problem is, that before we left for home, we filled up the element and the light had come on, but i was only able to put in around 12 gallons or so. Technically, we should have still been able to drive at least another 75-80 miles before running dry right? That seems awfully early for the light to come on.
When i recorded the 24.5 mpg, we had a little less than a 1/4 tank, and was only able to put in around 10 gallons. On a 15.9 gallon tank, I was expecting to put in more gas than i did. Since we still haven't even gotten that close to a 300 mile tank yet, and we are recording pretty good MPGs, I guess we can push the E a little longer.
Does anyone else tend to think their element reads a little lower than what is actually left in their tank? At what point does the fuel light come on in the elements?
In my 1998 Blazer, my gas light usually comes on when i have around 40-45 miles left in the tank, or about 2.5-3 gallons left.