What size is my fuel tank

[PattyShipc]

I'm trying to use RV Trip Wizard, and before I can start a trip they want specifications on my rig, and of course it's not at my home so I can't check some info. Can I assume that my 2001 24' class c with a Ford E350 chassis is built on an E Super Duty chassis? I ask bc I need to know the capacity of the fuel tank, and the super Duty has a much larger tank than the others. 55 gals as opposed to 35 or 37 in the other models. My manuals are all in my RV.
Thanks

 

[Babe2201]

I am not sure if your manual would help with that as it might list all of the sizes. I wonder if you called a Ford dealership with your VIN they could tell you.

I think that is much better than my other suggestion and that is to get it home, drive it until it runs out, have it towed to a fuel station and whatever it takes is how big your tank is.

 

[SpencerPJ]

If no luck here, try a Jayco forum?

Jayco RV Owners Forum

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[Isaac-1]

The easiest way to find out may be to crawl under and measure it then enter the measurements into an online calculator to get the volume in gallons

 

[Mark_K5LXP]

My guess is that gas tank is anything but a rectangle or a cube. They're molded to fit the available shape of the frame and you'd be hard pressed short of 3D modeling to determine volume by external dimensions.
I feel the OP's pain, sometimes I want a detail in the documentation and I don't feel like walking outside to my RV in the yard to get it, much less if it was stored offsite. I ended up spending quality time with a document scanner and created a pdf of my manual, and a copy resides on a thumb drive on my keyring. I've also gotten into the habit of taking a photo of instruction sheets or datasheet pages with my phone and saving them in an "RV" gallery in photos, sometimes that's all the info you need to solve a problem.

Mark B.
Albuquerque, NM

 

[kcmusa]

If you have your VIN. Enter it online. Many sites give the specs

 

[Isaac-1]

Mark, true for newer stuff, but a lot of older truck / van gas tanks are mostly rectangular, possibly with rounded off corners. I know the one on my coach is, but of course it is a class A not a class C

 

[Larry N.]

Patty, if you have an actual model number for your mini-motorhome, specs for it can probably be found on the web, but your description in your signature matches a lot of different models of varying lengths.

 

[ChasA]

If you can get ahold of a sales brochure it should have the tank size.

 

[nvrver]

My 2006, E350 Super Duty 24" Winnebago C has a 55 gal tank. Some E350s have 35 gal. Put in 55 or 35 it will only change your trip gas stops.

 

[LarsMac]

Most E350 chassis' have 40 gal tanks. Though, for RV Trip wizard purpose, I would use 3/4 of a tank (30) to figure tank distance. that keeps you on a safe margin of error.

 

[Utclmjmpr]

Jayco is still an active company,, you should be able to contact them with your vary individual VIN number and get the exact info you need..>>>Dan

 

[CharlesinGA]

You really need a complete build sheet on the chassis anyhow. Go to a Ford Parts department and ask them if they can run a build sheet for your VIN . It will give lots of build codes and other info, that may come in handy in the future when attempting to source parts.

Edit: try these two online VIN decoders
FordEtis VIN decoder

Ford VIN decoder - Lookup and check Ford VIN number and get build sheet with specs.

 

[crawford 111]

WOW many bad i dears for instant my 99 e 450 was shipped out with a cut away with just a cab no gas tank frame was added on by factory by about 6 ft. the tank fuel added 55 gals,gray 45 black 45,fresh 40 gals none were in vin. Just what company build sheet glued under sink cabinet door . By Fleetwood