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Re: fuel tank capacity
Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Mike Romain wrote: >> Arold "Al" Green wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was >>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this >>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon. >>> Thanks, >>> Al >>> __ >>> Arold "Al" Green >> >> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in >> your 98 TJ. >> >> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball >> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same. > > Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what > your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a > really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was > to meet some goofy government regulation. > > Jeff DeWitt It must be cheaper to do it that way rather than design a new skid plate and strap setup. The later 4.0 YJ's are the same, one tank fits all with just the filler vent deeper on the 'smaller' tank. Mike > >> >> You can drop the tank and remove this ball by trimming the tube back. >> >> Here is a link with directions about halfway down: >> http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=453329 >> >> You then would need the 19 gallon sender or just realize your gauge >> just reads the bottom 3/4 of the tank. I have had cars like that... >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > |
Re: fuel tank capacity
Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Mike Romain wrote: >> Arold "Al" Green wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was >>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this >>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon. >>> Thanks, >>> Al >>> __ >>> Arold "Al" Green >> >> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in >> your 98 TJ. >> >> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball >> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same. > > Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what > your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a > really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was > to meet some goofy government regulation. > > Jeff DeWitt It must be cheaper to do it that way rather than design a new skid plate and strap setup. The later 4.0 YJ's are the same, one tank fits all with just the filler vent deeper on the 'smaller' tank. Mike > >> >> You can drop the tank and remove this ball by trimming the tube back. >> >> Here is a link with directions about halfway down: >> http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=453329 >> >> You then would need the 19 gallon sender or just realize your gauge >> just reads the bottom 3/4 of the tank. I have had cars like that... >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > |
Re: fuel tank capacity
Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Mike Romain wrote: >> Arold "Al" Green wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was >>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this >>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon. >>> Thanks, >>> Al >>> __ >>> Arold "Al" Green >> >> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in >> your 98 TJ. >> >> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball >> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same. > > Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what > your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a > really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was > to meet some goofy government regulation. > > Jeff DeWitt It must be cheaper to do it that way rather than design a new skid plate and strap setup. The later 4.0 YJ's are the same, one tank fits all with just the filler vent deeper on the 'smaller' tank. Mike > >> >> You can drop the tank and remove this ball by trimming the tube back. >> >> Here is a link with directions about halfway down: >> http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=453329 >> >> You then would need the 19 gallon sender or just realize your gauge >> just reads the bottom 3/4 of the tank. I have had cars like that... >> >> Mike >> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 >> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... >> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > |
Re: fuel tank capacity
Tracie wrote:
> On Sep 17, 9:37 pm, c <c...@me.org> wrote: >> Jeff DeWitt wrote: >>> Mike Romain wrote: >>>> Arold "Al" Green wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was >>>>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this >>>>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Al >>>>> __ >>>>> Arold "Al" Green >>>> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in >>>> your 98 TJ. >>>> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball >>>> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same. >>> Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what >>> your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a >>> really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was >>> to meet some goofy government regulation. >>> Jeff DeWitt >> I can't imagine why they would do that either, unless it was to make >> some easy money on people ordering the upgrade to the 20 gallon tank. >> There are sites all over the net on how to do the fix though. >> >> Chris- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > They must've changed the spec sheets in later years, 'cause I have a > 2006 Wrangler X and my spec sheet does say 19 gallons. However, the > manual states that when the 'low gas, dummy' light comes on, you have > approximately 2 gallons of gas left. I have intentionally travelled > as far as I have dared around my town with this light on (never more > than walking distance from a gas station if it quit), and even when I > fill it, I have never been able to put more than 17.5 gallons in it. > So I am not sure if the gauge reads wrong, or if the tank is not > really a 19 gallon tank. > I always take any 'new' to me vehicle I buy and put a full gas can on board 'planning' to run out of gas. I do this on a specific run so I don't have any surprises. I mark the odometer when the light come on, then I mark it a second time when the gauge is 'exactly' on the E line, then again when the needle stops moving if I can notice that. I then drive until it sputters, pull over and put gas in from the can to get to a gas station. This lets me know exactly how many miles I have left at the bottom parts of the gauge. Some vehicles have given up to 70 miles after the gauge read E, others like my CJ7 are 'out' of gas when it hits E. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: fuel tank capacity
Tracie wrote:
> On Sep 17, 9:37 pm, c <c...@me.org> wrote: >> Jeff DeWitt wrote: >>> Mike Romain wrote: >>>> Arold "Al" Green wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was >>>>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this >>>>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Al >>>>> __ >>>>> Arold "Al" Green >>>> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in >>>> your 98 TJ. >>>> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball >>>> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same. >>> Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what >>> your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a >>> really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was >>> to meet some goofy government regulation. >>> Jeff DeWitt >> I can't imagine why they would do that either, unless it was to make >> some easy money on people ordering the upgrade to the 20 gallon tank. >> There are sites all over the net on how to do the fix though. >> >> Chris- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > They must've changed the spec sheets in later years, 'cause I have a > 2006 Wrangler X and my spec sheet does say 19 gallons. However, the > manual states that when the 'low gas, dummy' light comes on, you have > approximately 2 gallons of gas left. I have intentionally travelled > as far as I have dared around my town with this light on (never more > than walking distance from a gas station if it quit), and even when I > fill it, I have never been able to put more than 17.5 gallons in it. > So I am not sure if the gauge reads wrong, or if the tank is not > really a 19 gallon tank. > I always take any 'new' to me vehicle I buy and put a full gas can on board 'planning' to run out of gas. I do this on a specific run so I don't have any surprises. I mark the odometer when the light come on, then I mark it a second time when the gauge is 'exactly' on the E line, then again when the needle stops moving if I can notice that. I then drive until it sputters, pull over and put gas in from the can to get to a gas station. This lets me know exactly how many miles I have left at the bottom parts of the gauge. Some vehicles have given up to 70 miles after the gauge read E, others like my CJ7 are 'out' of gas when it hits E. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: fuel tank capacity
Tracie wrote:
> On Sep 17, 9:37 pm, c <c...@me.org> wrote: >> Jeff DeWitt wrote: >>> Mike Romain wrote: >>>> Arold "Al" Green wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was >>>>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this >>>>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Al >>>>> __ >>>>> Arold "Al" Green >>>> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in >>>> your 98 TJ. >>>> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball >>>> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same. >>> Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what >>> your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a >>> really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was >>> to meet some goofy government regulation. >>> Jeff DeWitt >> I can't imagine why they would do that either, unless it was to make >> some easy money on people ordering the upgrade to the 20 gallon tank. >> There are sites all over the net on how to do the fix though. >> >> Chris- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > They must've changed the spec sheets in later years, 'cause I have a > 2006 Wrangler X and my spec sheet does say 19 gallons. However, the > manual states that when the 'low gas, dummy' light comes on, you have > approximately 2 gallons of gas left. I have intentionally travelled > as far as I have dared around my town with this light on (never more > than walking distance from a gas station if it quit), and even when I > fill it, I have never been able to put more than 17.5 gallons in it. > So I am not sure if the gauge reads wrong, or if the tank is not > really a 19 gallon tank. > I always take any 'new' to me vehicle I buy and put a full gas can on board 'planning' to run out of gas. I do this on a specific run so I don't have any surprises. I mark the odometer when the light come on, then I mark it a second time when the gauge is 'exactly' on the E line, then again when the needle stops moving if I can notice that. I then drive until it sputters, pull over and put gas in from the can to get to a gas station. This lets me know exactly how many miles I have left at the bottom parts of the gauge. Some vehicles have given up to 70 miles after the gauge read E, others like my CJ7 are 'out' of gas when it hits E. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: fuel tank capacity
Tracie wrote:
> On Sep 17, 9:37 pm, c <c...@me.org> wrote: >> Jeff DeWitt wrote: >>> Mike Romain wrote: >>>> Arold "Al" Green wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was >>>>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this >>>>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Al >>>>> __ >>>>> Arold "Al" Green >>>> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in >>>> your 98 TJ. >>>> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball >>>> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same. >>> Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what >>> your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a >>> really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was >>> to meet some goofy government regulation. >>> Jeff DeWitt >> I can't imagine why they would do that either, unless it was to make >> some easy money on people ordering the upgrade to the 20 gallon tank. >> There are sites all over the net on how to do the fix though. >> >> Chris- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > They must've changed the spec sheets in later years, 'cause I have a > 2006 Wrangler X and my spec sheet does say 19 gallons. However, the > manual states that when the 'low gas, dummy' light comes on, you have > approximately 2 gallons of gas left. I have intentionally travelled > as far as I have dared around my town with this light on (never more > than walking distance from a gas station if it quit), and even when I > fill it, I have never been able to put more than 17.5 gallons in it. > So I am not sure if the gauge reads wrong, or if the tank is not > really a 19 gallon tank. > I always take any 'new' to me vehicle I buy and put a full gas can on board 'planning' to run out of gas. I do this on a specific run so I don't have any surprises. I mark the odometer when the light come on, then I mark it a second time when the gauge is 'exactly' on the E line, then again when the needle stops moving if I can notice that. I then drive until it sputters, pull over and put gas in from the can to get to a gas station. This lets me know exactly how many miles I have left at the bottom parts of the gauge. Some vehicles have given up to 70 miles after the gauge read E, others like my CJ7 are 'out' of gas when it hits E. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: fuel tank capacity
LOL
I always whenever possible take heed of the advice the old farmer I used to work for gave me. "Keep the top half full, the bottom half will never go dry" Every winter when we're out snowmobiling in Quebec Gas stations are far and between, riding those gas guzzelers (My 4.0litre Rubie gets better mileage than my little 0.5litre sled) we NEVER pass up a gas staion. Even if it's down a quarter tank Nothing like that nervous feeling, when you're not quite sure where you are, It's -20C out, soon to be dark and you only got a 1/8 tank left :-) Mike Romain wrote: > > I always take any 'new' to me vehicle I buy and put a full gas can on > board 'planning' to run out of gas. > > I do this on a specific run so I don't have any surprises. > > I mark the odometer when the light come on, then I mark it a second time > when the gauge is 'exactly' on the E line, then again when the needle > stops moving if I can notice that. > > I then drive until it sputters, pull over and put gas in from the can to > get to a gas station. > > This lets me know exactly how many miles I have left at the bottom parts > of the gauge. > > Some vehicles have given up to 70 miles after the gauge read E, others > like my CJ7 are 'out' of gas when it hits E. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: fuel tank capacity
LOL
I always whenever possible take heed of the advice the old farmer I used to work for gave me. "Keep the top half full, the bottom half will never go dry" Every winter when we're out snowmobiling in Quebec Gas stations are far and between, riding those gas guzzelers (My 4.0litre Rubie gets better mileage than my little 0.5litre sled) we NEVER pass up a gas staion. Even if it's down a quarter tank Nothing like that nervous feeling, when you're not quite sure where you are, It's -20C out, soon to be dark and you only got a 1/8 tank left :-) Mike Romain wrote: > > I always take any 'new' to me vehicle I buy and put a full gas can on > board 'planning' to run out of gas. > > I do this on a specific run so I don't have any surprises. > > I mark the odometer when the light come on, then I mark it a second time > when the gauge is 'exactly' on the E line, then again when the needle > stops moving if I can notice that. > > I then drive until it sputters, pull over and put gas in from the can to > get to a gas station. > > This lets me know exactly how many miles I have left at the bottom parts > of the gauge. > > Some vehicles have given up to 70 miles after the gauge read E, others > like my CJ7 are 'out' of gas when it hits E. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
Re: fuel tank capacity
LOL
I always whenever possible take heed of the advice the old farmer I used to work for gave me. "Keep the top half full, the bottom half will never go dry" Every winter when we're out snowmobiling in Quebec Gas stations are far and between, riding those gas guzzelers (My 4.0litre Rubie gets better mileage than my little 0.5litre sled) we NEVER pass up a gas staion. Even if it's down a quarter tank Nothing like that nervous feeling, when you're not quite sure where you are, It's -20C out, soon to be dark and you only got a 1/8 tank left :-) Mike Romain wrote: > > I always take any 'new' to me vehicle I buy and put a full gas can on > board 'planning' to run out of gas. > > I do this on a specific run so I don't have any surprises. > > I mark the odometer when the light come on, then I mark it a second time > when the gauge is 'exactly' on the E line, then again when the needle > stops moving if I can notice that. > > I then drive until it sputters, pull over and put gas in from the can to > get to a gas station. > > This lets me know exactly how many miles I have left at the bottom parts > of the gauge. > > Some vehicles have given up to 70 miles after the gauge read E, others > like my CJ7 are 'out' of gas when it hits E. > > Mike > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) |
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