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Originally Posted by red1dr
It's not good to run the tank dry very often because that may be hard on the in-tank electric fuel pump, which apparently relies on fuel for cooling. When trying to stretch a tank to see how far you can go, you can get a 1-gallon plastic gas tank, fill it with gas, and bring it along so you can pop it into the tank if you run dry. Or you can even pop it into the tank BEFORE you run dry and then add 1 gallon to the amount you pumped for your refill.
My Insight-I's gauge has been accurate. When I went for a personal tank record a couple of years ago, I went a ways after the last pip disappeared from the gauge. The refill (to the first click of the nozzle) was 10.3 gal. The advertised tank capacity is 10.7. But I don't normally run it quite that low.
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Every time I've ever tried bringing one of those tanks, the inside of my car always smells like gas no matter how tight I put the cap. Those are too unsafe to carry in a car.
