Imperial or US gallons?
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 25-10-2017 om 3:28 schreef Albert Seminatore:
> Roger and David:? I have a NEW MOSS tank for a BT7. Well about 1 year
> old so shouldn't be clogged with dirt.
> The? mileage I get ( 14 - 15 MPG) is fairly steady.? Folks keep saying
> I should be getting 18 BUT I don't know how to do that.? Any
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> When I remove the plugs they are a very light tan which I believe is
> correct mixture.? What else can one do??????
> ...............???? Al
>
> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 12:41 PM, Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net
>
> My car has a standard metal tank but like some of the replies can
> only get 49 litres (= 13 US gals into it) measured at a gas pump.
> Well I thought that it was standard.
> Maybe pumps are not correctly calibrated and getting free gas ...
> ha ha
> Suspect that is an original manufacturing quality issue and that
> many people could have this issue (smaller tanks) with their cars
> but not realize it as they rarely run out or drain their tanks and
> simply ?fill up?
> Any other ideas welcome
> rg
> *From:* David Nock BCS
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 4, 2017 9:20 AM
> *To:* John Spaur ; 'i erbs' ; 'Albert Seminatore'
> *Cc:* 'Ahealey help'
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank size
> Are we talking about a new steel or aluminium tank, I have
> measured a new alloy tank and a original steel tank and they are
> almost identical in size.
> I have filled up the OE tank with about 14 gals of water. The
> poured that into the new tank and the capacity of the new tank is
> actually a little larger.
> David Nock
> British Car Specialists
> 209-948-8767 <tel:%28209%29%20948-8767>
> www.britishcarspecialists.com <http://www.britishcarspecialists.com>
> *From:* John Spaur
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 03, 2017 9:09 PM
> *To:* 'i erbs' ; 'Albert Seminatore'
> *Cc:* 'Ahealey help'
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank size
>
> If you are getting that kind of mileage you are not driving it
> hard and fast!
>
> John
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 3, 2017 3:11 PM
> *To:* Albert Seminatore <alsemus1 at gmail.com
> *Cc:* Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Fuel Tank size
>
> always thought it was a 12 US gallon tank. Maybe you have lots of
> crud in your tank...
>
> I get about 18 MPG and can go over 200 miles between fill ups on
> long drives
>
>
> Ira Erbs
>
> Portland,OR
>
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>
> BT7 engine and disk brakes
>
> 1967 MGB MG
>
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> On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:56 PM, Albert Seminatore
> <alsemus1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2017 09:37:04 -0700
> From: "Roger Grace" <roggrace at telus.net>
> To: "Healey List" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Fuel Tank Capacity
>
> Roger I have the same problem.? They say it was supposed to be
> over 14 gallons or about 54 liters.? I ran mine out of gas.
> Put two gallons into. Should have been able to fill it with 12
> gallons - distance to the station was less than a mile.? I
> actually put in 8.5 gallons.? I looked through the Moss Cat.
> and can find no specs. on the capacity of the tank.
>
> So I just have to plan carefully where I am going.? Here in NV
> you can go long distances between stations.
>
> I wonder how many other folks have the same problem???
>
> ................ Al
>
>
> --
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> Albert Seminatore
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