I knew this would happen - fluid loss/stranded.

supplyguy · Post by **supplyguy** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:40 pm

The first time my Spider has left me stranded since purchased two months ago, and had to call roadside assistance. Granted, the fluid I ran out of was gasoline! Guess I can't blame this on the car so much. I knew the gas gauge didn't work but was certain my range was more than 195 miles. Maybe my odometer is off too?

narfire · Post by **narfire** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:48 pm

Hmmm weird, unles you drive at 5000 rpm everywhere. I'd be thinking your 71 would be around 20-24 miles to the US gallon and a tank has about 11.5 US gallon capacity if it is the same tank dimensions as my 80. Range 210- 250 miles to a tank and have a bit more than fumes left.
My 2L FI with mods is around 24 miles/US gallon.

spiderrey · Post by **spiderrey** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:19 pm

Are you running twin carbs?

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:13 pm

lead foot? leaks? fuel thieves?

BEEK · Post by **BEEK** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:45 pm

im going to chime in here..... he must drive the way i do... a carbed spider i would stop at no more than 200 miles, and be on empty. on my efi cars i get 230-240 tops. its called lead foot , lots of accelerator pump and running it up thru the gears

supplyguy · Post by **supplyguy** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:41 pm

Rarely over 4000 rpm and 60-65 mph max. I think I shifted at 5500 rpm once and thought the car was gonna explode. I remember when I ran the car against my GPS the indicated MPH on the speedo was a good 10 MPH over the GPS (car said 75 and GPS said 65). Perhaps dumb question....could odometer be off too and I covered more distance, or would that be the other way around?

courtenay · Post by **courtenay** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:53 am

what is the diameter of your tire/wheel combination compared to the original specs for the car? If, for example, you're running a lower profile tire than the manufacturer spec on a 13" wheel, your engine is going to turn higher revs and your speedometer is going to read a higher speed than the actual speed as measured by your GPS. Your odometer is also going to spin faster and show higher miles than the actual.

azruss · Post by **azruss** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:34 am

If your speedo reads high, it will indicate more mile driven than actual

supplyguy · Post by **supplyguy** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:27 pm

That hurts my case. If odo reads 195 miles it means I ran out of gas with even less ground covered!

TX82FIAT · Post by **TX82FIAT** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:42 pm

I thought most spiders have a 10.4 gallon tank. If the car is not tuned then 19-20 mph is not that out of line.

narfire · Post by **narfire** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:13 pm

TX82FIAT wrote:I thought most spiders have a 10.4 gallon tank

I did as well but read in some spec table somewhere it was was imperial gallons. My memory is getting old though.

supplyguy · Post by **supplyguy** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:07 pm

I put 10 gallons in and started with zero. I'm going with 10.4!

BTW - I was trying to be funny on criticizing my car for leaving me stranded, Before I bought the car I posted here several times about my angst over being stuck beside the road because of unreliability. Turns out it is me!

courtenay · Post by **courtenay** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:41 am

In the words of the immortal Pogo: "We have met the enemy and he is us."

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