posted 03-06-2018 05:13 AM                  

I want to be able to correlate fuel gauge readings with miles spent vs. miles still in the bank.

posted 03-06-2018 03:30 PM                  

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Originally posted by TucsonJer:
I got into a tight spot last year on the way home from Detroit. I know I drove at least 40 miles with the fuel light on. When I pulled up to the pump, my engine was still running when I turn the key off. I put 12.021 gallons of gas into the tank. I doubt if I would have made it another mile. I had two things working against me, high wind and pulling a trailer. I promised myself I’d never be in that situation again. Jer

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posted 03-06-2018 05:20 PM                  

I ran out in my Prowler on my first long distance trip. The car had been driven infrequently during the years prior to my purchasing it.

I wanted to see how far I could go on one tank before the low fuel light came on. With 250 miles on the tank I decided not to push it even though the guage indicated 1/4 tank was left so I decided to stop at the first interchange with a gas station.

Five miles later the car sputtered and I pulled over to the shoulder. After a couple attempts to re-start I decided I was either out of fuel or something else had gone wrong. I was able to use my GPS to find a number to call and called for a rollback and a can of gas. I did instruct the driver to bring lumber to raise the wheels so the chin would not hit the ramp.

Fortunately for me it was out of gas. The low fuel light did eventually come on while I was sitting on the side of the road and has worked properly ever since but I sincerely try to avoid waiting that long to fill up.