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<blockquote data-quote="djdawson2" data-source="post: 1684122" data-attributes="member: 52157"><p>Ha... nobody works on my stuff - certainly no dealers, ugh!</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the input.</p><p></p><p>The sending unit is "fine" - it's just that issue where it can't seem to decide which tank it's equipped with, and that's a problem across all Ford trucks equipped with the large tank - or so I've been told. When I bought it in MS, I had a long trip ahead of me. I noticed immediately that I would get the low fuel warning WAY early and the fuel gauge would read empty. Yet when I filled it, it would only take 20-some gallons. So, I did the run-til-dry thing twice in a row, subsequently refilling completely. That seemed to "reset" everything, as the gauge and all else would behave as if it knew the tank was 36 gallons. Honestly, it's a total PITA. I've messed with this nonsense since the day I bought it, and I'm tempted to just throw a secondary sending unit/gauge in the truck so I have something I can trust.</p><p></p><p>When I've been using it, I just filled til full, zeroed out the trip meter, and then the only thing I'd pay attention to was the "fuel used" figure on the display. I'd run her til I saw something over 30 gallons used, then fill. That, as I mentioned before, seemed to work fine - each time I fueled, the "gallons used" proved to be *very*accurate... within a 1/10th of a gallon. That method was working fine, until now.</p><p></p><p>Wifey swears up and down that she reset it at each fill - as I had "trained" her to do, once I realized the system was wonky as built by Ford. However, the trip meter only read 348 miles/25.2 gallons used - and that adds up on a mpg basis to normal usage. However, the tank WAS in fact dry... and it took nearly 36 gallons to refuel it. That leaves me with only 3 potential options - 1) I leaked out 10 gallons of fuel somewhere - 2) Someone stole 10gallons out of the tank - 3) Wifey failed to reset somewhere along the line.</p><p></p><p>My money - <strong><em>the wifey messed up.</em></strong> No one would try to steal gas out of our vehicle where we live... we're in the middle of nowhere in the mountains and we have 2 dogs with *very* good hearing. 10 gallons of leakage? No way. I'd smell that quantity from miles away, and this entire episode took place right in our driveway.</p><p></p><p>Anyway... I'll know better next time. Further, from now on there will be a full 5 gallon can in back!!</p><p></p><p>Now... back to something fun... time to select a blower!</p><p></p><p>Thanks again,</p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="djdawson2, post: 1684122, member: 52157"] Ha... nobody works on my stuff - certainly no dealers, ugh! Thanks again for the input. The sending unit is "fine" - it's just that issue where it can't seem to decide which tank it's equipped with, and that's a problem across all Ford trucks equipped with the large tank - or so I've been told. When I bought it in MS, I had a long trip ahead of me. I noticed immediately that I would get the low fuel warning WAY early and the fuel gauge would read empty. Yet when I filled it, it would only take 20-some gallons. So, I did the run-til-dry thing twice in a row, subsequently refilling completely. That seemed to "reset" everything, as the gauge and all else would behave as if it knew the tank was 36 gallons. Honestly, it's a total PITA. I've messed with this nonsense since the day I bought it, and I'm tempted to just throw a secondary sending unit/gauge in the truck so I have something I can trust. When I've been using it, I just filled til full, zeroed out the trip meter, and then the only thing I'd pay attention to was the "fuel used" figure on the display. I'd run her til I saw something over 30 gallons used, then fill. That, as I mentioned before, seemed to work fine - each time I fueled, the "gallons used" proved to be *very*accurate... within a 1/10th of a gallon. That method was working fine, until now. Wifey swears up and down that she reset it at each fill - as I had "trained" her to do, once I realized the system was wonky as built by Ford. However, the trip meter only read 348 miles/25.2 gallons used - and that adds up on a mpg basis to normal usage. However, the tank WAS in fact dry... and it took nearly 36 gallons to refuel it. That leaves me with only 3 potential options - 1) I leaked out 10 gallons of fuel somewhere - 2) Someone stole 10gallons out of the tank - 3) Wifey failed to reset somewhere along the line. My money - [B][I]the wifey messed up.[/I][/B] No one would try to steal gas out of our vehicle where we live... we're in the middle of nowhere in the mountains and we have 2 dogs with *very* good hearing. 10 gallons of leakage? No way. I'd smell that quantity from miles away, and this entire episode took place right in our driveway. Anyway... I'll know better next time. Further, from now on there will be a full 5 gallon can in back!! Now... back to something fun... time to select a blower! Thanks again, Dave [/QUOTE]
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