Re: bad fuel mileage
No, it's not quite that simple (but it once used to be). Since 1970 .gov required the evap emission to be in all motor vehicles sold in the US, and as such there is an air cavity in the gas tank that, on a Ranger, can hold a tad shy of two gallons after the pump shuts off. This is one of the reasons that a handful of fillups and some patience is needed if one wants a reasonably correct result. Strange that so many people don't understand what 1 gallon of gas over 250 miles can mean to the bottom line.
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