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  • east high
    3rd Gear
    • Jan 2008
    • 337

    Series fuel tank capacity

    How much can it hold? My gauge is less than accurate as it's usually pegged at full until it starts to flop around wildly. That's usually when I stop for gas, which ends up being about 6-7 gal.
    '67 sIIa 88
  • LRMAN
    1st Gear
    • Jul 2009
    • 102

    #2
    12 Gallons according to this:

    Tim R.
    '69 Series IIa Bugeye
    Tim's Photo and Project Website
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    • Andrew IIA
      3rd Gear
      • Feb 2008
      • 327

      #3
      12 gal. is right (for an 88" anyway). When my gauge reads way down on the lower part of 'E' I can put in 10.5 gal.

      Regards, Andrew
      '63 SIIA 88" SW
      Andrew
      '63 SIIA 88" SW

      http://hungrynaturalist.blogspot.com/

      Rover Pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skunkal...7610584998247/

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      • TeriAnn
        Overdrive
        • Nov 2006
        • 1087

        #4
        Originally posted by Andrew IIA
        12 gal. is right (for an 88" anyway). When my gauge reads way down on the lower part of 'E' I can put in 10.5 gal.
        That's 12 gallons for the square edged factory tanks. Subtract a gallon for the aftermarket tanks with the rounded edges.

        If you need more capacity you can always add additional tanks.
        -

        Teriann Wakeman_________
        Flagstaff, AZ.




        1960 Land Rover Dormobile, owned since 1978

        My Land Rover web site

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        • Cosmic88
          Low Range
          • Feb 2009
          • 78

          #5
          Originally posted by east high
          How much can it hold? My gauge is less than accurate as it's usually pegged at full until it starts to flop around wildly. That's usually when I stop for gas, which ends up being about 6-7 gal.
          you probably have a bad fuel sender unit on your tank if it is pegged then flops wildly. Over the years the wire (wound variable resistor) in the sender unit wears out and gives wildly inconsistant output causing your gague to spaz out like it does.
          -Cosmo-
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