How far are you getting on a full tank?
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Probably for fishing, real rockets might not be involved.Pics or it didn't happen.
C.J. Roberts
TJ Addict
I was a bit hesitant in calling it a Rod Tube
Anyway Rocket Launcher is what you yanks call it and sometimes its easier to speak Merik'n or I get things like you Put bars on your roof! does it serve PBR lolGo Brandon
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I haven't checked it properly yet but gauge shows I used more than normal, maybe the higher than normal rev changes? but I will check on fill up Tuesday as its the first time I have gone under 3/4 from full on a 100Km,s
DETOUR
TJ Enthusiast
I always refill after about 100 miles out of habit to avoid premature failure of the in-tank gas pump, something I picked up years ago. Anyway I keep track of the mpg on gas receipts with the trip tick and have seen 17/19 street/highway over about 750 miles owning my Jeep. Not sure what I'm doing wrong, I was expecting more like 14, but I'm not complaining
This is the joke we Alfisti like to make but of course I see 20 mpg street and even as high as 30 mpg once on a long (3000 mi) road trip in my '74 Spider. I swear I'm enjoying the gas pedal as much as possible...Or is it
SMILES PER MILES
Obviously do what you are comfortable with but the TJ pump can be run totally dry with out risk of damage. It is cooled from fuel running through it and shuts off with in seconds of running out of gas. Like I said, keep in your comfort zone but don't worry about killing the pump if you're a little low on gas.
LONGJP2
TJ Expert
I run all mine low, really low, all the time. Multiple vehicles, over 200k miles; never had a fuel pump issue.
Knock on wood.
Did a 2 week test and mileage was back to normal! I think perhaps the pervious top up was less than top to full.
Spoke to the guy at the register in the gas station who told me they can increase or decrease pump flow rate, This came about because I was clicking on and off with blowback and he see me turning the pump nozzle every which way at 3/4 full and asked me over the loud speaker if I wanted him to increase or decease flow pressure! Who would have thought?
I use the same gas station and pump every week and the cashier is the same guy.
I used to work at a BP gas station. they changed prices every few days. Since I set the pump prices for my shift, fill ups were half price for some reason.
That's a huge relief... I've never actually had a fuel pump failure but I've heard too many times that keeping the pump fully submersed helps it stay cool. So I saw how much they cost and thought gosh cheap insurance to keep the tank full.
Of course another good reason to keep the tank half full is to avoid running out of gas, you never know when you might get stuck on a 50-100 mile stretch of highway with no gas stations or even exits. Found myself low on fuel once in a situation like that and wasn't sure if I should be more stressed about my fuel pump or whether I was about to run out of gas, lol.
I have been waiting and filling up every 400 miles (no lift pump), but I think I'm going to start filling up a bit more often just cuz we keep finding empty shelves and I'm ever so slightly concerned that some crazy gov policy might reduce some fuel access. I've got some fuel cans around anyway, so it's pretty easy to put a little bit of extra fuel back.
We don't have much that's critical that runs gasoline and it doesn't store well, so I likely won't grab much extra gas, but diesel for the Jeep, truck and equipment is something I tend to do anyway.
We don't have much that's critical that runs gasoline and it doesn't store well, so I likely won't grab much extra gas, but diesel for the Jeep, truck and equipment is something I tend to do anyway.
I've been wondering about this and was going to do some research. I'll be bringing my father's truck from Illinois to California here in the near future. It's a 2000 F250 with the 7.3 diesel and it's a non cat truck. Wasn't sure if there were going to be issues making it legal in California. Don't really need the truck, but it was the old man's and can't make myself get rid of it. It will be a 5th vehicle for the wife and I and will probably use it as a tow rig for the Jeeps down the road.
I quit checking mine. Like my bathroom scale. Avoiding reality works for me.....until it smacks me in the face later.
Type 2 diabetes may suck... but the road to getting it sure is delicious.
I'd try to sell it before you move. It the truck doesn't say 50 state or California clearly under the hood somewhere it is a total pain in the ass. They do a visual to make sure the truck meets CA standards when you bring it here, if it doesn't have everything you are in trouble. My post was directed at people that have vehicles already registered in CA and not people bringing things into CA.