Questioncan you or someone you know tell me the size of the gas tank on my 88 ford bronco 2 with the 2.9L V6 engine??? Trying to figure out my gas mileage.
AnswerHi Mathew,
Advertised capacity is 23 gallons.
As far as a fuel mileage indicator, the capacity of the tank is really of no use because you'll never see the 'dry' empty state as it would be nearly impossible for the pick-up to drink every last drop.
Fuel mileage should be calculated from a full tank of fuel. Upon filling the tank record the mileage or reset the trip-odometer and go about your everyday business. When you get to the point that you need to fill the tank again, fill it the same way you did the first time meaning that if you waited for the pump to 'click' off and then took it right out and didn't pump another drop in, do that same procedure the second time. Record the mileage or observe how many miles clicked off over the life of that full tank and then divide that number by the amount of gallons you put into the tank on the second fill-up.
ie. Filled tank: (amount does not matter)
miles: 0.0
drove miles: 338.4
2nd fill of tank: 21.86 gal.
So, 338.4 miles divided by 21.86 gallons equals: 15.4803 miles per gallon.
All future tank fill-ups and mileage between them should be recorded and tracked. You'll be able to see the differences after a spark plug change or any other service to see how much it helped or hurt the overall efficiency.
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Thanks for the question, I hope this information was helpful to you.
Fred
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