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Old 03-02-2010, 07:34 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by blyxx View Post
Not quite sure at the moment.
That's the best answer I've heard in a while. I'm glad that you know that you don't know, rather than guessing.

Even if you can't fill the tank, you can guesstimate your fuel consumption rate if you have enough data. You might never know exactly how much gas is in there, but if it's been 2400mi since your last fillup and you've put in 120gal since then, well, you've burned between 120-140gal, right? Basically, you'd have to guess how much fuel is in the tank right now to get a reading of how much has been burned.
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