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Goblin Guru
1. What is the total fuel capacity of the metal tank?
2. How much of that is unusable (engine will quit before totally empty)?
I was cutting it close yesterday on the way back from a show in Carolina Beach, NC. Usually, I once the gauge shows half a tank, I plan on stopping, but I was probably less than 30 miles from home when it got to that point. Rolling into my home town, it was indicating about 1/8 tank (no low fuel light yet) but I could feel it surge a bit during left hand turns on the highway. Turning left into the gas station, it quit and I coasted to the pump. Took 7.2 to fill. Still no low fuel light. I don't expect it to be an accurate gauge, but I thought the tank would hold 9 gallons so 1.8 unusable surprised me. That is almost 1/4 tank. (I was able to
2. How much of that is unusable (engine will quit before totally empty)?
I was cutting it close yesterday on the way back from a show in Carolina Beach, NC. Usually, I once the gauge shows half a tank, I plan on stopping, but I was probably less than 30 miles from home when it got to that point. Rolling into my home town, it was indicating about 1/8 tank (no low fuel light yet) but I could feel it surge a bit during left hand turns on the highway. Turning left into the gas station, it quit and I coasted to the pump. Took 7.2 to fill. Still no low fuel light. I don't expect it to be an accurate gauge, but I thought the tank would hold 9 gallons so 1.8 unusable surprised me. That is almost 1/4 tank. (I was able to