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'59 445 fuel tank capacity - really only 4 gals.? 444-544

posted by  59445 on  Sat Oct 23 06:57 CST 2010
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Hello Gents,
I need to frequently fuel my '59 445. Today I took a look at an old owners manual from around that time period & I noticed the following description for fuel tank capacity:
9/4US gals.
I take it this means 9 liters or 4 US gallons?
Since 1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters that would come to 2.735(since 9/3.78541178 is really 2.375?)
Anyway, is the fuel tank capacity of my '59 445 really only 4 gallons??
Thanks in advance for any/all advice.
Regards,
Jim







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    '59 445 fuel tank capacity - really only 4 gals.? 444-544

    posted by  james_a_sousa on  Sun Oct 24 15:15 CST 2010
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    When I first drove my 544, the gas gauge was flaky.

    I got a nice, heavy spare tire gas can that holds almost 2 gallons.

    Because it is as heavy as a jerry can, it is sealed and has no vent. It also has a nozzle.

    This sort of can can be seen on ebay at times, listed as a BMW part. Unfortunately it brings BMW prices most of the time!

    I got mine cheap.

    BTW - I ran my car out of gas on purpose, dumped the gas in and had no trouble starting it. I now know just how my new sender works
    --
    '96 855R,'64 PV544 driver, '67 P1800 basket case, '95 855, '95 854, the first three are mine, heh, heh, 485,000 miles put on 9 bricks








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    '59 445 fuel tank capacity - really only 4 gals.? 444-544

    posted by  walrus3 on  Sat Oct 23 07:35 CST 2010
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    The 444 and 544 held about 9 gallons so I would suspect that it would be about the same.
    Carry a gas can with a gallon of gas, run it out, put in the gallon and then fill it at
    the nearest station. That should give you a pretty good idea.
    (I did this on almost a daily basis when I was commuting to Tulsa in 544s in 67-68.)








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      '59 445 fuel tank capacity - really only 4 gals.? 444-544

      posted by  59445 on  Sat Oct 23 07:39 CST 2010
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      Thanks for your reply. 9 gals. sounds a lot more reasonable than 4 gals!
      It's just the, "9/4US gals." reference in an old owners manual threw me. I'm going to assume it's 9 gals., unless someone else here corrects me.
      Thank so much!
      Regards,
      Jim








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        '59 445 fuel tank capacity - really only 4 gals.? 444-544

        posted by  walrus3 on  Sat Oct 23 07:49 CST 2010
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        I'd recommend carrying a small gas can with you. 9 gallons ain't much!!
        This will also give you a chance to check the volume.
        I got good enough that when I ran out of gas at a red light I could have the can of gas
        in the tank and the car going when the light turned green.








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          '59 445 fuel tank capacity - really only 4 gals.? 444-544

          posted by  malloy1 on  Sat Oct 23 08:50 CST 2010
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          9.5 US gallons based on this spec sheet:

          Photobucket

          This might give you a better look at it:

          http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/malloy1/67%20122/?action=view¤t=specs.jpg

          Paul







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