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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Regularly running around with your tank that low is a great idea if you enjoy replacing fuel pumps.
Fuel pumps are cooled by the gas they are submerged in.
When you run too low they overheat leading to premature failure.
One thing in a car where typically you can access it from inside the car.
Quite another ivn trucks / SUVs where a tank drop is required.
YMMV
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I know all of this, yet I'm not changing my ways after 40+ years of driving and at least 200 fill ups in that truck with less than a gal to spare
Did completely run out one time as I rolled into the station, but didn't fill up that particular time. I also realize the capacity is more than 25, but I still think that particular pump wasn't calibrated properly based upon the fuel guage reading and prior history/track record of 24+ gal fill ups...jmo
One of these days I may be posting another "sofa king" thread....until then, I'll be
Living on the edge