Hello, i am new to the forums i have recently purchased my very first 1975 ford MAVERICK, however the gas tank is broken and untill i can have is fixed i need to know the miles per gallon if anyone has any information about this please let me know. thanx
Gas tank is broken? Do you mean the fuel gauge is not reading? IF so, it is possible that it is your sending unit. I would be hesitant to use someone else's estimate for how far you can go on a tank of gas. It greatly depends on your car, motor, tuned condition, etc. Ex. a carb in need of rebuilding will perform poorly on mileage. Or a car in need of a tune-up will get poor mileage. Driving conditions have a big impact as well as altitude, speed etc. You only disclose that you are in the US, altititude has an impact on mileage relative to tuning. Best of luck. Seth in NC
Thanx its vacaville california the sacramento area this is my first car and tune up is new i can get pretty far on a full tank of gas but i still need a mesurement because i cant get it fixed right away and if it's the gas float then i need to know empty it to get it fixed i dont really know much about cars but my dad said to find a "chiltons manuel".... no clue... thanx for the help
Just fill the tank, record the mileage on the odometer, drive it around until you think that you used about 1/2 to 3/4 of the tank, then when you fill it up record the amount of gallons of gas it took and the new odometer reading. Then just get the miles driven (2nd odometer reading-1st odometer reading) and divide by the #gallons of gas used to get miles per gal (mi/gal or mpg).
OoO thanx wont it be diferent thats a 5 year difference... my maverick is slightly bigger also...its a 4-door!
