Don S
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05-21-12 06:21 PM - Post#2228377
can anyone tell me the capacity on a stock '55 chevy station wagon?
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05-21-12 06:24 PM - Post#2228379
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I think the cars were 16 gallons and the wagons were 17.
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05-22-12 05:10 PM - Post#2228757
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17 gallons is correct
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05-24-12 06:45 AM - Post#2229235
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OK...I thought the repro tank I bought for my Handyman was 16...
Ahhh, what's a gallon here or there...(between 3 and 4 bucks actually) 
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05-24-12 09:26 AM - Post#2229278
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OK...I thought the repro tank I bought for my Handyman was 16...
Ahhh, what's a gallon here or there...(between 3 and 4 bucks actually)
A gallon could equal a few miles if you run out of gas, and had to walk. 
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05-24-12 12:58 PM - Post#2229341
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Since I don't trust my gas gauge, I don't let it get that low.
If I do, I'm usually walking at some point... 
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05-25-12 07:31 PM - Post#2229812
In response to jeffs55
I don't let mine get below a quarter tank. It ran out once when the needle was just above empty. 
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Don S
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06-10-12 12:39 PM - Post#2235472
In response to sedandelivery55
Thanks for the replys. I usually play it safe and write the mileage down when I fill it, and usually try to fill it after about 160 miles. Thats why I wanted to know the capacity, so I know how much I still have left!
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