Can I idle All Night with a quarter tank?

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  1. KayFox

    KayFox Bobtail Member

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    I have a just slightly over a quarter tank of fuel in a 2019 freightliner Cascadia. Will I be able to idle all night? Thank you!
     
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  3. scott180

    scott180 Road Train Member

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    2016 kenworth uses just over ½ a gallon an hour idling.
     
  4. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Dunno. How big are the tanks?
     
  5. LoboSolo

    LoboSolo Heavy Load Member

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    You probably don't want to get down to less than 20 gallons left in your tanks so you can drive, instead of walk, to the nearest pumps in the morning. Safe to figure 1 gallon an hour if you idle at 800-900 rpm.
     
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  6. KayFox

    KayFox Bobtail Member

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    I believe they're 150 gal tanks
     
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  7. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    Yes...that needle won't even move.
     
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  8. Pamela1990

    Pamela1990 Road Train Member

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    Then easily, yes.
    You can idle a lot longer than overnight on 75 gallons.
    Most aren't actually empty, when the gauge says empty either.
    Mine can read empty, and yet I drove another hour, and it was still running.
    You can probably idle for 3 days on that much.
     
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  9. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Even with 100 gallon tanks, you still have 50 gallons left with 1/4 showing.
    Idling the truck does not take more than 1 gallon per hour.
     
  10. '88K100

    '88K100 Road Train Member

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    If gauge is accurate yes….Id look inside tank,,,dip tank with a stick maybe. Never trust a fuel gauge if you not familiar with the truck. Had a truck 4 days last week gauge always read half or less even with them topped up
     
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  11. MysticHZ

    MysticHZ Road Train Member

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    Depends how you're parked ... if you're leaning to one side you run the risk of emptying a tank.
     
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