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How low can you go, anyway?

Old Jul 25, 2006 | 06:48 AM
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How low can you go, anyway?

So how far can you go on the gas light anyway? I never let my car go below 1/4 (nasty stuff on the bottom of the tank? dont know but i dont wanna find out) but im curious. I was reading the manual for fun and when i got to that part i noticed it says "A small reserve" but no amount/distance.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 07:47 AM
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i think there's about 3-3.5 gallons left when the light comes on, but at that point it will turn off occasionally. it will stay on steady when you have 2-2.5 gallons left.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 09:33 AM
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i've seen people push there max pretty far with their light on, but i think you can get roughly 50 miles out of it
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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when the light comes on AVOID ALL HILLS!! you got up to 50 miles left.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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i fill up shortly after the light comes on and i usually top it off with about 15.5 gallons or so
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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damn amerians... I have filled my tanks with 64.5 liters before. I imagine I was on fumes. hehe
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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I drive mine down to and below the E line every time before I fill up.
I used to drive it until the red light. Those "gauges" aren't the most accurate things. I drove on the highway for a longggg time while the orange(or red) light was on. It will sort of flash and then come on and stay on when its real low.
One time i guess I drove it too long on the light cause it stalled out at a traffic light. The car started right up but you couldn't let it idle or it would stall. It stalled again before I could make it to a gas station.
Anyway, I don't drive it until the light comes on anymore.
I remember someone opposing the whole "there's crap in the bottom of your tank" thing cause they had looked inside one.
you should do that, you've got a lift.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 10:24 AM
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Not so sure about "crap in the bottom of a tank." I've read somewhere that gas exits the tank from the bottom, so there wouldn't really be any crap in the bottom.
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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crap on the bottom is kind of more from the older days when rust and **** got in there on trucks and what not but i still dont like going below 1/4. 50 miles? wow i expected like 5-10 lol
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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i wouldnt worry about crud on the bottom of the tank unless the cars sat for a year with the same gas.....
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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im mostly worried if the light comes on ill fall short of a station hehe
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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I usually never go below 1/4 tank but Im boosted. Once it gets below 1/4 tank its kinda hard for the walbro to do its job. If I ever get below the 1/4 hash, I dont boost till I find a station.

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Old Jul 25, 2006 | 01:33 PM
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i dont believe that there is anything at the bottom of the tank... i mean u always use up all the gas anyways... thats what the fuel filter is for... i always only fill up with like 4 or 5 gallons.. and drive the car untill the needle is at the bottom of the empty square.. i dont have any problems....
Old Jul 25, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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my car seems to use more gas when i dont fill it as opposed to when i do. how big r the tanks anyway? 44.00 to fill on reg, whew....
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