fuel capacity

[TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx]

A while back there were some questions about usable fuel capacity. Last 
weekend I did some, er, research on this question with my '99 ST. At just 
over 228 miles it began stumbling, but kept going long enough (about 2/10 of 
a mile) for me to get off the freeway. It took 5.294 US gallons to fill up 
(this total includes an estimate for the fuel consumed going from the 
roadside with 1 gal in, to where I filled up). I.e. I must have used every 
drop in the 5.2 US gal tank, which speaks well for the tank design. Perhaps 
an advantage of the wrap-around frame, with no central spine down the middle 
of the tank, causing nooks and crannies? BTW I was expecting 250 miles+, 
forgetting that a good bit of the tankful that ran out had been consumed in 
2nd and 3rd gear on such San Diego back-county venues as Lyons Valley Road, 
Honey Springs Road-need I go on?

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