gas tank size in 2000 accord
06-01-2007 | 05:57 PM
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Re: gas tank size in 2000 accord
"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "spam" <nimbusters@centralpets.com> wrote in
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> > Tegger, how do I calculate more accurately? thanks
>
>
> 1) Fill the tank up to the top. When it clicks off, wait a few seconds,
> then add more at half-speed until a second click is obtained. This
> minimizes the effects of slosh on the first click-off.
>
> 2) Record the odometer reading and the amount of gas you put in.
>
> 3) Drive around until the next fillup.
>
> 4) Repeat from #1. Do this at least five times or so. You MUST fill up
> all the way, and the same way each time. It is not necessary to use the
> same pump each time.
>
> You will end up compiling a list of fillups with mileage and gallons.
>
> It is easiest to record each fillup's details on one line on a single
> piece of paper. Each succeeding fillup will get recorded below the
> previous one, forming a table with rows and columns.
>
> 5) Fill up all the way one last time, recording as usual.
>
> 6) Add up the miles driven since the first odometer recording (very last
> reading minus the very first).
>
> 7) Add up the gallons, but DO NOT include the gas from the very first
> fillup! That very first fillup was an "index", zeroing the count before
> beginning the study.
>
> 8) Divide miles by gallons. That's your mileage.
>
> The more fillups you include in your calculations, the more accurate
> your result will be.
>
>
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
Overfilling, as you suggested, can give you a problem with your emission's
system.
MLD
06-01-2007 | 05:57 PM
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Re: gas tank size in 2000 accord
"Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
news:Xns99416EAF34DC0tegger@207.14.116.130...
> "spam" <nimbusters@centralpets.com> wrote in
> news:465ec342$0$30608$4c368faf@roadrunner.com:
>
> > Tegger, how do I calculate more accurately? thanks
>
>
> 1) Fill the tank up to the top. When it clicks off, wait a few seconds,
> then add more at half-speed until a second click is obtained. This
> minimizes the effects of slosh on the first click-off.
>
> 2) Record the odometer reading and the amount of gas you put in.
>
> 3) Drive around until the next fillup.
>
> 4) Repeat from #1. Do this at least five times or so. You MUST fill up
> all the way, and the same way each time. It is not necessary to use the
> same pump each time.
>
> You will end up compiling a list of fillups with mileage and gallons.
>
> It is easiest to record each fillup's details on one line on a single
> piece of paper. Each succeeding fillup will get recorded below the
> previous one, forming a table with rows and columns.
>
> 5) Fill up all the way one last time, recording as usual.
>
> 6) Add up the miles driven since the first odometer recording (very last
> reading minus the very first).
>
> 7) Add up the gallons, but DO NOT include the gas from the very first
> fillup! That very first fillup was an "index", zeroing the count before
> beginning the study.
>
> 8) Divide miles by gallons. That's your mileage.
>
> The more fillups you include in your calculations, the more accurate
> your result will be.
>
>
>
> --
> Tegger
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
Overfilling, as you suggested, can give you a problem with your emission's
system.
MLD
06-01-2007 | 08:20 PM
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Re: gas tank size in 2000 accord
"MLD" <MLD@verizon.net> wrote in news:ED08i.35$FU4.25@trndny02:
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> Overfilling, as you suggested, can give you a problem with your
> emission's system.
Wrongo.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
>
> Overfilling, as you suggested, can give you a problem with your
> emission's system.
Wrongo.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
06-01-2007 | 08:20 PM
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Re: gas tank size in 2000 accord
"MLD" <MLD@verizon.net> wrote in news:ED08i.35$FU4.25@trndny02:
>
> Overfilling, as you suggested, can give you a problem with your
> emission's system.
Wrongo.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
>
> Overfilling, as you suggested, can give you a problem with your
> emission's system.
Wrongo.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
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