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IIRC, my 93 FLHS tank is right at the 5 gal mark. I can squeeze a bit more into it with the bike upright, but then if will mostly drain out the overfill tube.
FWIW, the Pingle I have, also has a reduced reserve. It's a bit shy of 1/2 a gallon. But I normally ride and refill using the trip meter. 155-165 miles (highway) and I'm looking for a gas station.
Here is the latest.....
I drained my tank into my 5 gallon can with the petcock ON, then switched to reserve and drained the rest into my oil drain pan as shown. Looks like about a quart. I marked my can where is first filled to and then poured the reserve fuel in and made a mark for it. I might get 5 miles on reserve if Im lucky.....
THC, I'm not familiar with the Golan petcock. My point was that my stock 5 gallon tank had a 0.9 reserve. 89FLHTC seemed to be interested in how much the reserve was so that he would be able to travel 25-30 miles on reserve. He said he usually gets 34 MPG so he would need 0.9 gal to do 30 miles on reserve.
Iian Golan seems like a good guy to deal with. Im sure he will make me happy. I think I caught him at the end of his day today. Im sure I'll hear back tomorrow. I have never ran out of gas in anything in my life but as sure as I let this slide, it will happen. Murphy's Law.
AND..whats worse is that I spilled some gas on the garage floor and the fumes got sucked into the house through the A/C return. The wife is raising hell....
I replaced my petcock also for my new tanks I just put on and noticed the screen/reserve tube is shorter than stock one, not I don't know what I have, I'll figure it out. Also went from a four gallon to a five gallon so mileage will be different.
I have recently played around with both a 5 gallon and 6 gallon tanks, so can offer a few comments. While on the bike and with a petcock installed, neither tank will drain completely, both retain a small amount of gas (the 6 gall more than the 5 gall). Simply changing to a different brand of petcock is likely to change how much gas the tank holds back and also how much is held back in reserve.
The simplest thing to do, same as when changing to a new bike, is to answer your question from first principles. Ride until you need reserve and refill, which will answer part of the conundrum. Carry some spare fuel and repeat, then run dry on reserve. I can't see any other way!
In the case of my tanks I can get over a gallon extra gas in my 6 gallon tank, over the 5 gallon, so although it retains some gas when 'empty' I am still quids in.
THC, I'm not familiar with the Golan petcock. My point was that my stock 5 gallon tank had a 0.9 reserve. 89FLHTC seemed to be interested in how much the reserve was so that he would be able to travel 25-30 miles on reserve. He said he usually gets 34 MPG so he would need 0.9 gal to do 30 miles on reserve.
The reserve is controlled by the petcock not the tank.
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