fuel tank capacity

fuel tank capacity

Hi,
I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
Thanks,
Al
__
Arold "Al" Green

Re: fuel tank capacity

Arold "Al" Green wrote:
> Hi,
> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
> Thanks,
> Al
>
> Arold "Al" Green

It is an either or situation on the TJ I believe unlike the YJ were they
just 'faked' the 15 gallon tank by moving the filler vent.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
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Re: Re: fuel tank capacity

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:20:17 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>It is an either or situation on the TJ I believe unlike the YJ were they
>just 'faked' the 15 gallon tank by moving the filler vent.


Actually if you really knew anything you would know that 15 gallons is
standard and there was a option for a 20 gallon tank.
-----------------
TheSnoMan,com

Re: fuel tank capacity

SnoMan wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:20:17 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> It is an either or situation on the TJ I believe unlike the YJ were they
>> just 'faked' the 15 gallon tank by moving the filler vent.
>
>
> Actually if you really knew anything you would know that 15 gallons is
> standard and there was a option for a 20 gallon tank.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan,com

Oh really?
http :// www .jedi,com /obiwan/jeep/15to20gal.html

Re: fuel tank capacity

In article <0uite39uf08o1uhv6p45iqkaa7a9bvilpc@4ax,com >,
admin@snoman,com the prick says...
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:20:17 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >It is an either or situation on the TJ I believe unlike the YJ were they
> >just 'faked' the 15 gallon tank by moving the filler vent.
>
>
> Actually if you really knew anything you would know that 15 gallons is
> standard and there was a option for a 20 gallon tank.
> -----------------
> TheYellowSnoMan,com

What did he say that was wrong and that would warrant such a
condescending response? Not only that but there was nothing relevant or
contributary in your post. You're really reaching far to insult others
aren't you? Pathetic...

Re: fuel tank capacity

> > >It is an either or situation on the TJ I believe unlike the YJ were they
> > >just 'faked' the 15 gallon tank by moving the filler vent.

> Actually if you really knew anything you would know that 15 gallons is
> standard and there was a option for a 20 gallon tank.

> What did he say that was wrong and that would warrant such a
> condescending response? Not only that but there was nothing relevant or
> contributary in your post. You're really reaching far to insult others
> aren't you? Pathetic...

Snowman seems to stalk MikeR and always try to point out anything he
doesn't agree with.
His posts always seem to be right after Mikes.

Recently he said
"BTW, if you want to restart this fued I will tear you a new one ...
Your little more than a BSing troll with abig EGO problem.
TheSnoMan,com "

Clearly, to most of us, MikeR is more than a BSing troll... :-)

But when he talks smack about something like this gas tank capacity
issue, and is proven wrong again,
he doesn't post back. Huh, I wonder why?

Matthew
'82 Cj-7

Re: fuel tank capacity

http :// www .gottrail,com /TJ/TJfueltankconversion.html
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"Arold "Al" Green" <aroldg@spamlessmchsi,com > wrote in message
news:26gte3ln2eunor9d3o7i1n5bbrpa4stcp1@4ax,com ...
> Hi,
> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
> Thanks,
> Al
> __
> Arold "Al" Green



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Re: fuel tank capacity

On Sep 17, 1:05 pm, "Arold \"Al\" Green" <aro...@spamlessmchsi,com >
wrote:
> Hi,
> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
> Thanks,
> Al
> __
> Arold "Al" Green

Both the TJ and later YJ tanks can be converted to 20 gallons by
trimming the vent tube. The only problem is that your gauge will read
full until the last 15 gallons start being used.

Re: fuel tank capacity

nrs wrote:
> On Sep 17, 1:05 pm, "Arold \"Al\" Green" <aro...@spamlessmchsi,com >
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
>> Thanks,
>> Al
>>
>> Arold "Al" Green
>
> Both the TJ and later YJ tanks can be converted to 20 gallons by
> trimming the vent tube. The only problem is that your gauge will read
> full until the last 15 gallons start being used.
>

So they faked out some of the early TJ's too? I thought I remembered
something about that.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
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Re: fuel tank capacity

Arold "Al" Green wrote:
> Hi,
> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
> Thanks,
> Al
>
> Arold "Al" Green

I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in
your 98 TJ.

If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball
stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same.

You can drop the tank and remove this ball by trimming the tube back.

Here is a link with directions about halfway down:
http :// www .pirate4x4,com /forum/showthread.php?tE3329

You then would need the 19 gallon sender or just realize your gauge just
reads the bottom 3/4 of the tank. I have had cars like that...

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http :// www .imagestation,com /album/pictures.html?id!15147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: fuel tank capacity

Mike Romain wrote:
> Arold "Al" Green wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
>> Thanks,
>> Al
>>
>> Arold "Al" Green
>
> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in
> your 98 TJ.
>
> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball
> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same.

Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what
your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a
really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was
to meet some goofy government regulation.

Jeff DeWitt

>
> You can drop the tank and remove this ball by trimming the tube back.
>
> Here is a link with directions about halfway down:
> http :// www .pirate4x4,com /forum/showthread.php?tE3329
>
> You then would need the 19 gallon sender or just realize your gauge just
> reads the bottom 3/4 of the tank. I have had cars like that...
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile...
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http :// www .imagestation,com /album/pictures.html?id!15147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Re: fuel tank capacity

Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> Mike Romain wrote:
>> Arold "Al" Green wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
>>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
>>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Al
>>>
>>> Arold "Al" Green
>>
>> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in
>> your 98 TJ.
>>
>> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball
>> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same.
>
> Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what
> your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a
> really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was
> to meet some goofy government regulation.
>
> Jeff DeWitt
>

I can't imagine why they would do that either, unless it was to make
some easy money on people ordering the upgrade to the 20 gallon tank.
There are sites all over the net on how to do the fix though.

Chris

Re: fuel tank capacity

On Sep 17, 9:37 pm, c <c...@me.org> wrote:
> Jeff DeWitt wrote:
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >> Arold "Al" Green wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
> >>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
> >>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Al
> >>> __
> >>> Arold "Al" Green
>
> >> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in
> >> your 98 TJ.
>
> >> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball
> >> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same.
>
> > Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what
> > your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a
> > really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was
> > to meet some goofy government regulation.
>
> > Jeff DeWitt
>
> I can't imagine why they would do that either, unless it was to make
> some easy money on people ordering the upgrade to the 20 gallon tank.
> There are sites all over the net on how to do the fix though.
>
> Chris- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


They must've changed the spec sheets in later years, 'cause I have a
2006 Wrangler X and my spec sheet does say 19 gallons. However, the
manual states that when the 'low gas, dummy' light comes on, you have
approximately 2 gallons of gas left. I have intentionally travelled
as far as I have dared around my town with this light on (never more
than walking distance from a gas station if it quit), and even when I
fill it, I have never been able to put more than 17.5 gallons in it.
So I am not sure if the gauge reads wrong, or if the tank is not
really a 19 gallon tank.

Re: fuel tank capacity

Tracie wrote:
> On Sep 17, 9:37 pm, c <c...@me.org> wrote:
>> Jeff DeWitt wrote:
>>> Mike Romain wrote:
>>>> Arold "Al" Green wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
>>>>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
>>>>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Al
>>>>>
>>>>> Arold "Al" Green
>>>> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in
>>>> your 98 TJ.
>>>> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball
>>>> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same.
>>> Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what
>>> your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a
>>> really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was
>>> to meet some goofy government regulation.
>>> Jeff DeWitt
>> I can't imagine why they would do that either, unless it was to make
>> some easy money on people ordering the upgrade to the 20 gallon tank.
>> There are sites all over the net on how to do the fix though.
>>
>> Chris- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>
> They must've changed the spec sheets in later years, 'cause I have a
> 2006 Wrangler X and my spec sheet does say 19 gallons. However, the
> manual states that when the 'low gas, dummy' light comes on, you have
> approximately 2 gallons of gas left. I have intentionally travelled
> as far as I have dared around my town with this light on (never more
> than walking distance from a gas station if it quit), and even when I
> fill it, I have never been able to put more than 17.5 gallons in it.
> So I am not sure if the gauge reads wrong, or if the tank is not
> really a 19 gallon tank.
>

It may be a different tank as compared to the earlier TJs. Most fuel
gages don't read as accurate as we'd like to think. My truck can run
well below empty for quite a while, but I have pushed it too far a
couple times and ended up walking a short distance.

Chris

Re: fuel tank capacity

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:37:12 -0700, Tracie <brainart@upstate.edu>
wrote:

>On Sep 17, 9:37 pm, c <c...@me.org> wrote:
>> Jeff DeWitt wrote:
>> > Mike Romain wrote:
>> >> Arold "Al" Green wrote:
>> >>> Hi,
>> >>> I bought a 98 TJ Sport 6 cylinder. The dealer window sticker was
>> >>> still with the paperwork and it says it has a 15 gallon tank. Is this
>> >>> accurate? I had assumed the tank would be cloer to 20 gallon.
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> Al
>> >>> __
>> >>> Arold "Al" Green
>>
>> >> I was just reading around and found out you have a 19 gallon tank in
>> >> your 98 TJ.
>>
>> >> If the sticker says it is a 15 gallon tank, they put a float ball
>> >> stopper in the fill tube so it shuts off at 15, but the tank is the same.
>>
>> > Why on Earth would they do something like that? You usually know what
>> > your talking about and I'm not disputing you, it just sounds like a
>> > really stupid thing to do... so if they really did do it I'm sure it was
>> > to meet some goofy government regulation.
>>
>> > Jeff DeWitt
>>
>> I can't imagine why they would do that either, unless it was to make
>> some easy money on people ordering the upgrade to the 20 gallon tank.
>> There are sites all over the net on how to do the fix though.
>>
>> Chris- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>
>They must've changed the spec sheets in later years, 'cause I have a
>2006 Wrangler X and my spec sheet does say 19 gallons. However, the
>manual states that when the 'low gas, dummy' light comes on, you have
>approximately 2 gallons of gas left. I have intentionally travelled
>as far as I have dared around my town with this light on (never more
>than walking distance from a gas station if it quit), and even when I
>fill it, I have never been able to put more than 17.5 gallons in it.
>So I am not sure if the gauge reads wrong, or if the tank is not
>really a 19 gallon tank.

I've let the needle actually cross over onto the idiot light before
refeuling, but it's risky ;-)
Usually, when I refuel anywhere between the last line and the light, I
can only get to within 2 gallons of max.

(95 XJ Auto 4x4)

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