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Old 01-04-2017, 10:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Harlan View Post
Oh and the way they measured the fuel economy was horribly inaccurate. 1Gal is not enough to average out inconsistencies, and running it until it is empty could also give varying results depending on tank configuration.
That's a good point. And when they pumped all the gas out of the tank for the first test, there was still some fuel left in the lines. I wonder if they added gas to the tank, primed the lines, then emptied the tank for the second test, or did that gallon go towards filling the lines.
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