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06-04-2004, 01:22 AM
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Size of fuel tank. '80 300TD
I have searched the archives, and I have plugged in as many different word combinations as I can think of. I'm just not hitting on the right one. I've found sedan tank size, but not the wagon. Read alot of good info on the sending units, though.
Jimmy 
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06-04-2004, 08:29 AM
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Should be about 18.5 gallons. Mind you, the one time I ran mine to empty it filled up with only 17 gallons... beats me where that extra 1.5 is!
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'81 300TD Wagon 355k (Miss Diesel) '83 300SD 180k '84 500SEL 190k (Parting it out)
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06-04-2004, 08:37 AM
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The sales brochure I have claims that they hold 15.4 Imperial Gallons (which, as stated above is about 18.5 gallons US) but the most I've EVER packed into in my 83 TD is a shade over 15 gallons.
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06-04-2004, 09:41 AM
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Out of gas...
I ran out of gas the 2nd day I had the car. Fuel gage was just at a 1/4 of a tank. Filled up with only about 11 gallons. Is it likely I have cloggage in my tank somewhere? I hadn't run anything out of gas in 25 years. Makes a difference when you have cell phones and AAA. Bitter tow-truck driver stopped just a shade short of calling me a total idiot. Had to show him my gage to get him to calm down...
Jimmy
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06-04-2004, 11:36 AM
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The most I have got in my tank was 16.5 gallons at the filler neck tip. This was with the engine sputtering at 400rpm from lack of fuel.
...and my new aux. tank holds 18 gallons. 34.5 gallons total capacity, about 780 miles range 
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06-04-2004, 11:42 AM
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Re: Out of gas...
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Do a search on algae and strainer...lots in here on it.
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06-04-2004, 11:48 AM
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Quote:
 ) to fit in the trunk, behind the rear seat. As I said, the TD has different humps, so I had to use spacers to make it fit without cutting up the body or tank. I loose the function of my 3rd seat but I have rarely used it as-is. I still need to seal the main tank filler neck...
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#9
06-04-2004, 11:49 AM
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When was the last time you cleaned or replaced your pick-up screen in the tank? You could have an inch or two of crap chocking off the screen near the bottom. When this happens, you have fuel in the tank but it can be used below the point of occlusion on the screen.
The screens for the wagons are about $25, different from the sedans... Try cleaning it with gasoline, replace it if the screen has been broken....
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#10
12-26-2007, 02:03 PM
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hmmmm, I am filling up with only 13 or so gallons, and I ran out lately and the fill up only took 14ish. the tank looks ok, no deformations in it, but the fuel gauge does not function below 1/4 tank... I am thinking broken top half of tank, crushed or something. odd that the bottom of the tank looks normal. it could be a tank strainer, I do get a lot of crud in the primary filter often...
anybody got any other ideas? thanks.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!  1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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#11
12-26-2007, 04:04 PM
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replace strainer, and pull and clean the sender- you access it from above- no need to drop the tank. my sender would read 3/16 when it was dry, until I pulled it and cleaned 20+ years of crud from inside it.
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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven. 1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.
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#12
12-26-2007, 08:03 PM
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yeah, I have a new strainer to go in... I may pull the sender at the same time... I wish the strainer was accessible from the top.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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#13
12-26-2007, 08:50 PM
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Wow this thread is from a long time ago. We never did much get to the bottom of tank size.
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT  2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China"  Scar engine installed'81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John
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#14
12-26-2007, 08:53 PM
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sure it would, it would just need a tube up the top, instead of out the bottom... lots of fuel tanks do it that way... of course that lowers the fuel pressure due to tank pressure, but hey simpler repairs are a good thing too...
yeah, this thread is old, but it's the first one I could find on the size of a TD tank.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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