4t stella on reserve gas... how far can you get?

captainfun · Post by **captainfun** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 3:12 am

So im averaging about 100 mpg, I switch to reserve and im so nervous of going far on it, but when i look in the tank it still appears to have a good amount of gas left. how many miles has everyone been on reserve? and how much does the tank really hold?

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 5:11 pm

I wish I had kept track of one particular tank better- I ran out of gas on a long club ride. I have a spare liter of gas in the glove box now. Think I'll go ahead and run out purposely today, just to see if I can answer that for you. I can recall that the last time it was quite a distance even while on 'E' the whole time. Someone else has mentioned on this forum (and I agree with it) that the needle swings quite a bit lower than that empty point, so it is definitely more than it appears.

I'll post an answer here later for you if I get enough miles in today!

jimmbomb · Post by **jimmbomb** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:08 pm

Find your answer to this question here...

viewtopic.php?t=17930&start=50

Its a long thread...
read it all the way thru and you'll see the consensus and draw your own conclusions..
good luck

desmolicious · Post by **desmolicious** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:16 pm

I would get about 110 miles total out of my Stella 4T before I had to push it.
The gas tank only holds about 1.1 gallons, not the 1.4 claimed.
Found out the hard way...

Post by **ericalm** » Thu Mar 15, 2012 9:47 pm

desmolicious wrote:I would get about 110 miles total out of my Stella 4T before I had to push it.
The gas tank only holds about 1.1 gallons, not the 1.4 claimed.
Found out the hard way...

This is another one of those things that never seems accurate with any scooter. I may drain a tank at the carb and them see how much I can put in.

When I ran out of gas, there was still some in the tank. Thinking this solution might help:
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