kipres

i have a 87 turbo sr5 4runner and i get 240-250 miles per tank, does anyone know what the size of my gas tank would be?

BMC

I believe it is a 15 gallon tank.

hurley842002

Mine is 15.2, but its an 86 and not a turbo. I don't know if there was a difference.

corax

don't believe the gauge, I don't think I've ever seen an accurate one from the 80's. Mine says I can make 100 miles on the first 1/4 tank then the next 100 miles only leaves me with 1/4 tank left. I thought my owner's manual said it was 16 gallons, "reserve" included

bigarms23

it should be a 15 gallon tank

DeathCougar

iTrader: (23)

http://www.top4runners.com/ja/runhist1.html

Sorry guys, but 15.2 is wrong.

They had 17.2 gallon tanks.

http://www.top4runners.com/cgi-bin/i.../1987specs.jpg

kipres

reason i ask is my gauge doesn't work , but my trip miles gauge works. now my turbos off for repair so i was wondering if 240-250 miles to a tank is average ?

bob200587

17.2 is the correct number.

GLT-4-6

Mine is about the same level of retarded. It stays on full for 70 miles then drops to half, stays there for about 50 miles then works like it should. All I care about is knowing when I'm about to be walking so its alright.

abecedarian

my 88's "you're low fool" light comes on and I can go about 30 more miles after it does... and takes about 16 to fill up when that light first comes on so I'd lean towards the 17ish range.

corax

slightly off topic, but I've never seen the low fuel idiot light come on. I did swap to the SR5 cluster, so would the non SR5 not have the switch in the tank?

Tool Pants

I have a 1988 pickup 2wd that came with the standard instrument cluster. Last year I put in a SR5 cluster from a 1989 4Runner.

Both have a low fuel level warning light. On both clusters the fuel level needed to be really low before the light would come on.

Before I put the SR5 cluster in I made sure all the bulbs were good.

When I was testing the SR5 cluster I drove around and around with the needle on empty. Then I went behind a store with a loading dock. As soon as the truck was on an angle the light came on, and I took this picture. It is the red light that looks like a fuel pump.