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RE: Spit 1500 fuel tank capacity?

To: "'Joe Curry'" <spitlist@gte.net>, "Tedd Ross Pitts" <ross@fnsg.com>,
Subject: RE: Spit 1500 fuel tank capacity?
From: "Mitchell, Doug (D.B.)" <dmitchel@ford.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:56:15 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:17 AM
> To: Tedd Ross Pitts; Triumph Internet Mail List.; Spitfire 
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> List
> Subject: Re: Spit 1500 fuel tank capacity?
> 
> 
> 
> Tedd,
> Because of some changes made to the tank, the 1500 ones hold 
> just over 9 gallons.  Previously, they held 10 gallons.
> 
> Joe
> 
> Tedd Ross Pitts wrote:
> > 
> > I'm glad you asked the question, Tim.  My tank on my '73 only
> > reads two-thirds when full and always has.  I can put in around 7
> > gallons, but I've never run it empty so I don't know how much it
> > actually holds.  I hope somebody knows.
> 

According to the manuals that I have, the '73 has a 8.8 US gallon
tank. I have run the tank dry in the past (winter storage) but I
never kept track of how many gallons it took to fill it up again.

Doug

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Doug Mitchell
mailto:dbmitch@peoplepc.com
'73 Spitfire 1500

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