General question about gas

[barrett86]

yah when i hit half a tank my gas gauge drops like ****, so after 2 weeks of driving back and forth 2 work and around town it says im on E, but i go and fill it up it only take 15-18 gallons, 50-60 bucks. so i know im using half a tank every 2 weeks. is that good or OK. do you think im getting good gas mileage guys. i drive about 15-20 miles a day, i think ill get a more accurate check tomorrow, and i work 5 or 6 days straight usually, so what do you guys think do i get good gas mileage or ******. this is really going to be fun making my trip to MT with a funky gas reading. thanks.

 

[bidibronco]

Hit your trip button next time you fill up and then when you fill up after that take the mileage on your trip and devide it by your gallons and give that number. That'll be what you're averaging per gallon and then we can see what you're getting.

 

[miesk5]

I'm getting at most, 14 mpg in rural 40-55 mph driving. Qm reducing the Bronco cargo weight now

btw, I stopped using the cheap gas (WAWA in NJ/PA, etc.) due to pinging at var. speeds and loads.

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[Seabronc]

You could have a problem with either the sender unit or the ground to it. Mine acted similarly until I ran a new ground to the sender from my ground distribution bus. It is the easiest and cheapest stab in the dark. You canrun a new piece of black stranded wire from the battery (-) back and splice it into the black lead coming from the connector to the sender unit.

Good luck,

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[crazyhorse85]

MY 85 USE TO DO THAT,LIKE SEABRONC SAID COULD BE A LOOSE GROUND OR LIKE MINE I GUESS A MOUSE OR SQUIRREL GOT UP IN THERE AND CHEWED ON THE WIRES ALITTLE,BUT LUCKILY ALL I HAD TO DO WAS REPLACE THE PIGTAIL AND IS WORKING GREAT,GOT MINE FROM CARQUEST....ALSO FOUND YOU REALLY CAN'T RUN CHEAP GAS IN THESE TRUCKS THEY RUN LIKE CRAP AND GET $ISS POOR GAS MILEAGE...I'VE GOTTEN TO WERE I RUN SHELL MID-GRADE OR BP MID-GRADE AND GET DESCENT GAS MILEAGE OUT OF IT....I TOO DRIVE MY BRONCO EVERYDAY TO WORK AND IN TOWN MILEAGE SUCKS BIG-TIME....

 

[BroncoJoe19]

Follow bidibrono's advice on how to calculate your mpg.

I have a '90 302 and around town where traffic lights are about one per mile, and being very gentle on the gas; I was getting 9.5 mpg, but after a desparately needed tuneup I am getting about 11.5 mpg.

So if you do not get your gas guage fixed, and if you get 10 mpg with a 33 gal tank you can go 300 miles in between fillups. You can do your own calculations based upon your actual milage.

Out in MT you can go 60-80 miles with out coming to an open gas station, so don't let yourself run too dry.