Posted November 20, 201014 yr what size is our fuel tank ? is it different from one wheel base to another ? mine holds 25 gallons only unless I am mistaken
November 20, 201014 yr I was under the impression that they were all 35 gallon tanks on the diesels. I know there is a 25 gallon tank on the gassers, but not certain about any others. My daughter has a 1998 12v QC/SB and it has the same size as my '96 CC/LB. Are you going by the fuel gauge for empty? Those gauges are notorious for going screwy..........
November 20, 201014 yr Author its been 5 years light comes on I fill up 25 gallons more or less every time How old is your daughter ? is she married ? I would love me a woman that drives a cummins so some do come with 35 gallon tanks then, a guy on eBay listed his truck with a 35 gallon tank and I thought he is just full of it
November 20, 201014 yr How old is your daughter ? is she married ? I would love me a woman that drives a cummins Nope, not married, gonna be 22 next month, going to college (psych major!!), and planning to go to post graduate school!! SHE decided what truck she wanted, not me.......
November 20, 201014 yr Author Nope, not married, gonna be 22 next month, going to college (psych major!!), and planning to go to post graduate school!! SHE decided what truck she wanted, not me....... Oh no thanks I dont wanna be with a shrink lol I am so messed up in the head she will know on the first date Besides I already have a great wife just need to convince her to drive my truck a little more :D
November 20, 201014 yr She can be quite intimidating to a lot of people!! Sarcasm comes real easily from her....
November 21, 201014 yr its been 5 years light comes on I fill up 25 gallons more or less every time How old is your daughter ? is she married ? I would love me a woman that drives a cummins so some do come with 35 gallon tanks then, a guy on eBay listed his truck with a 35 gallon tank and I thought he is just full of it if i fill up when my fuel light comes on ther is still 5 to 7 gallons left in the tank. my 96 V10 had a 35 gallon tank. at 12 mpg it neede a 60m gallon tank:lmao:
November 21, 201014 yr Just look under it and measure how long the tank is. I will go measure mine and if they are the same then you have a 35 gallon tank. My light comes on at 5-7 gallons also. The gauge itself is not accurate at all. I mean it is close but when my gauge stays at F for 200 miles, flies down to half, stays there for 300 miles, then slowly goes to 1/4 then flies to E like a bat out of hell, it shows how accurate it is. The low fuel light is accurate though so I just go by that.
November 21, 201014 yr Long beds are 35 and short beds are 34. My fuel lights comes on and I can usually only get 26 maybe 27 gallons in. Im in the process of running it down right now to see how many it will hold. My lights been on for 30 miles ar so but I only have a little over 400 miles on the tank and at 17mpg with a 35 gallon tank I should get almost 600.
November 24, 201014 yr Author Long beds are 35 and short beds are 34. My fuel lights comes on and I can usually only get 26 maybe 27 gallons in. Im in the process of running it down right now to see how many it will hold. My lights been on for 30 miles ar so but I only have a little over 400 miles on the tank and at 17mpg with a 35 gallon tank I should get almost 600. I get between 420 and 460 to a full tank before the light comes on
November 24, 201014 yr I know for certain my tank is 35 gallons. I have filled up at 34.5 gallons once. My light usually comes on at 700 miles.
November 24, 201014 yr I went another 20 mies and then filled up and almost got 27 gallons in. I forgot I pulled a trac hoe for a few miles and it cut my mileage down a little.
November 24, 201014 yr i have yet to take a long trip to burn a full tank of fuel..like interstate..cruise on..so back and fourth to work..which is 20 miles away one way and then get shut off and warm ups in the morning..the best i have gotten is 320 miles on a half of a tank...i don't think that is bad for an automatic truck..well what is in the sig..and just put the grid heater delete and ats arc flow on yesterday..so may improve alittle(and maybe alittle more when the new rv275's get installed).
November 24, 201014 yr Well I learned something today, i didn't even realize there is a light on mine! I know my gauge isn't reading accurate but try not to let it go to low anyway. I usually fill up at half a tank and usually have about 400 miles on it, so i doubt there near that left in it.
November 25, 201014 yr Author Today I found out I have a smaller than usual tank I looked at a 2500 5.9l gasser for a second plow truck and it had a tank almost double the size of mine I had both trucks stand side by side and I crawled under the gasser to check for rust etc and I was shocked of the tank size :stuned:wish I had a bigger tank
November 25, 201014 yr There is a company advertising on tv that will sell a tank twice as large, the gasser might have one of those under it??? I have a 99 qcsb and have a 34 gallon tank, which is plenty as I am never more than 600 miles away from a diesel pump. As for a larger tank, it only means more money to fill it up, although if you find a cheap price it might be worth it, but in that case I can just throw my 100 gallon tank in the bed and get all the fuel I need for a while. As for you daughter, I am not sure if she could put up with me, as I too am very sarcastic!
November 25, 201014 yr As for you daughter, I am not sure if she could put up with me, as I too am very sarcastic! I bet that would be a meeting to watch!!
November 25, 201014 yr Owner what size is our fuel tank ? is it different from one wheel base to another ? mine holds 25 gallons only unless I am mistaken According to FSM specs for 2001 its 34 gallons for short wheel based and 35 gallons for long wheel base.
November 25, 201014 yr fyi for you folks...titan make aftermarket bigger fuel tanks.http://www.titanfueltanks.com/default.htm
what size is our fuel tank ? is it different from one wheel base to another ? mine holds 25 gallons only
unless I am mistaken