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Old 03-30-2009, 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Held for Ransom View Post
In the '74 MVMA spec. book, the fuel tank is a 20.2 gal. (US) refill capacity.
15 gal. brings the guage up to full in the 79, probably does take another 5 to fill the tank. The top 1/2 a tank last a while but when it drops below 1/2 you'ld better be close to a fuel supply. Guage to tank ratio being off has pretty much been true for every firebird I've ever had. The float arms length, arm travel stops, and tank shape are just not right to correct it. If the tanks were perfectly square, the guage tank ratio would probably be close.