siremike
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Starting a two vacation in our 2007 PW Lexor in a couple of days.
Besides carrying the H20 affecting gas mileage, is there any structural issues driving with a full tank?
For example the tank mounts holding up the full tank combined with constant vibration at 65mph and or bumps and jolts on the highway.TIA
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BuckBarker
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It shouldn't be a problem for you. For peace of mind, you may want to crawl underneath to be sure everything is well secured.
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Hit The Road Jack
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siremike wrote:Starting a two vacation in our 2007 PW Lexor in a couple of days.
Besides carrying the H20 affecting gas mileage, is there any structural issues driving with a full tank?
For example the tank mounts holding up the full tank combined with constant vibration at 65mph and or bumps and jolts on the highway.TIA
mike
I'm not aware of the location of your fresh water tank!...under chassis?...mine is inside the coach, with-in the passenger sides bed.
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pocono
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I always maintain a full tank. Never had a problem; I have the 8.1 Vortec w/ Allison tranny, a 30' motorhome and average about 10mpg.
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bldrbuck
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We take a full tank with us when the water supply where we are going is not the best. We take about 1/4 of a tank otherwise. That ensures that we have drinking water on the trip and for a emergency.
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bobojay5
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2007 Lexor here..we always go with a full tank. Never noticed a difference in mileage between full and empty fresh water tank.
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M GO BLUE
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When leaving for vacation we completely fill our 85 gallon water tank because we never seem to no where we may end up on vacation...
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Chirpnchicks
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blderbuck said, "We take about 1/4 of a tank otherwise. That ensures that we have drinking water on the trip and for a emergency."
I travel full or empty. Our tank is located mid-front, under the passenger side and I don't like the sloshing sound of a partially filled water tank.
We carry 2-5 gallons of drinking water in our under bunk storage at all times.
Traveling full is certainly OK in most cases.
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sclark
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Should be no problem. They are built to be able to haul water. I see no issues in going with full tanks. Good luck.
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Jayco-noslide
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I doubt it but water does weigh 8 lbs/ gallon.
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