| 46fordnut | -- 01-15-2011 @ 11:50 AM |
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does anyone know how far a unrestored flathead V8 24 stud will go on a full tank of gas 17 gallons . the engine is in a 4 door car and does NOT have a two speed rear. car has about 100,000 miles so the title said. the car is a 1946 super deluxe fordor. and i use regular gas with marvil oil as a gas additive just for top end lube. tuned about 6 months ago . the engine is a 59ab 100 horse
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| nelsb01 | -- 01-15-2011 @ 12:29 PM |
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My 1949 Ford Fordor, with rebuilt engine, gets between 15-19 mpg depending on the terrain, and highway vs. city. The engine was rebuilt at about 30,000 miles on it. Now, I usually fill up when the gauge gets to a pointer width below the 1/4 mark. That puts in about 10 - 12 gallons in a 16 gallon tank. (but there is the spillage factor due to the low level of the gas filler pipe). Hope this helps -- In looking over the data I kept from the drive to and back from the Grand National in Dearborn in 2008, I got 151, 177, 183,136, 170,146, 165 miles between gas stops. Again, this is a conservative approach, and also dependent on were there are gas stations and bigger towns.
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| joe b | -- 01-15-2011 @ 1:30 PM |
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My 1941 Ford Coupe routinely gets 18 mpg. It has a rebuilt engine with 20,000 miles on it. Some of the new Ethanol results in poorer mileage, about 16 or so. It seems to have more to do with the batch or suppliers. Only happens occasionally
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| Old Henry | -- 01-15-2011 @ 2:50 PM |
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I have a '47 Fordor. Before I rebuilt the engine that had 80,000 original miles on it I would get about 10 mpg on the highway. Less in town. Now that it's rebuilt I get about 13 on the highway. Old Henry (The older I get, the better old looks.)
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| carcrazy | -- 01-15-2011 @ 3:55 PM |
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We had a 1940 Ford Tudor that we took on a couple of long distance trips in 2002 and 2004. These trips were before and after we had the original 85 HP V-8 engine overhauled. It averaged about 16 MPG at our highway crusing speeds or 50 to 60 MPH. The car was stock with the 3.78 rear axle ratio. The tires were tube-type Coker 185 R 16 radials. Hope this information helps.
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| Wolfie | -- 01-15-2011 @ 8:25 PM |
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I have a 1940 fordoor and get about 14 miles per gallon on my short drives around town.
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| 46fordnut | -- 01-16-2011 @ 7:43 AM |
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Figuring i don't have a rebuilt engine nor do I have radial tires but the tires are 6.00 by 16 with tubes I might get 10 to 12 tops on highway at best. I put a picture of the 46 super deluxe . As you can see never been restored. It didn't run for 18 years! Got it to do a short run in 2005 . now it's on the road from 2006 till this day. This message was edited by 46fordnut on 1-16-11 @ 7:50 AM
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| trjford8 | -- 01-16-2011 @ 9:20 AM |
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That's a nice looking old "survivor" car.
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| TomO | -- 01-16-2011 @ 10:02 AM |
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Hoe far you can go on a tank of gas depends a lot on how fast you are going. At 60mph you will get much poorer mileage than at 35 mph. Figure about 10 mpg at 60 and about 15 at 45 mph. Tom
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| supereal | -- 01-16-2011 @ 10:19 AM |
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FYI: There is a very informative article on gasoline, particularly alcohol bearing, in the latest issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. It deals with the topic of "phase separation" that is a major problem with gasohol, particularly during the winter months. It also points out that 100% of gasoline sold today contains some alcohol and water, inspite of the sale of "no alcohol" labeled fuel. It is of particular interest to old car owners.
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| 46fordnut | -- 01-16-2011 @ 1:44 PM |
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thank you very much. i try to keep it as close to unrestored as posable. fyi if i did not buy this car the guy i bought it from he was going to scr*p it! i don't think he knows what he had.
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