Ran out of gas! OOPS!

trekcarbonboy · Postby **trekcarbonboy** » 06 Apr 2011 13:00

I ran her out of gas on Saturday. How embarrassing![:I] Only 1.5 miles from home but I couldn't call the wife as she was preparing for the baby's 1st birthday party. She would have had a fit! She gave me pleanty of crap for taking it to the store when I told her. Walked around to about a dozen of the surrounding houses to see if I could get a gallon from someone. Not a good time of year for it as everyones mower cans where empty. Finally found a guy with some 2stroke mixed gas. I figured a little extra oil wouldn't hurt, might even help.[;)] I guess a month ago during my failed attempt to change the fuel sender the low fuel warning light stopped working too.
Saw a bit of coolant on top of the block when I checked under the hood (wasn't sure if it was out of gas at first). Pretty sure its just a leak from one of the hoses supplying the water-choke webbers. I'll look into it this weekend.
OOPS!

Craig

PeterTR7V8 · Postby **PeterTR7V8** » 06 Apr 2011 13:18

I've done this a few times myself but now I keep spare petrol in both my cars. I ran out on a trip at night when I found the filling station I was counting on all closed up for the night. I had a spare 5 Litres in the boot & it got me to the edge of the next town - sadly their petrol station was on the opposite edge but at least it was open. I know that I can get about 70km from the point when the low fuel light stays on.

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FI Spyder · Postby **FI Spyder** » 06 Apr 2011 14:48

You should always keep the tank full. I refill when it gets down to half. Advantages: You never run out of gas - you don't have to keep gas in the trunk - condensation and rusty gas tanks are kept to a minimum. Remember it costs the same amount of money to keep the top half filled as it does the bottom half.

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Beans · Postby **Beans** » 06 Apr 2011 19:29

I have been lucky on a few occasions, as FI I usually keep my tanks filled.
But during nighttime rallys in Belgium it is always very difficult to find petrol at night.
Had it happen twice that the engine cut out in front of the petrol pump, back across the border in the NL [:I]

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prlee · Postby **prlee** » 06 Apr 2011 19:32

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by FI Spyder

You should always keep the tank full. I refill when it gets down to half.
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Also cost less to fill the tank [:D]

This keeps the finanical controller happy so long as she doesn't realise you fill up twice as often[8D]

Pete
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79 Blue Spitfire

Hasbeen · Postby **Hasbeen** » 06 Apr 2011 23:58

The fuel gauge in every 7/8 I have owned act the same way.

They sit for many Km before dropping from the 7/8 which is as high as they go, & the tank is getting low by the time the thing reads below half. Below half I just don't trust them, so for this reason alone I I keep it full.

However, with the price of petrol escalating at the current rate, the next time I fill the thing it will probably cost 20% more than today, so keeping it full is a money saving activity.

Then there was the time when 60Km after I passed the last available fuel stop, the low fuel light started blinking at me.

I was coasting down hills, & accelerating at glacial rates to stretch the fumes in the tank by the time I found the next supply another 60Km further on.

Hasbeen

traveleze · Postby **traveleze** » 07 Apr 2011 11:42

I'm not a big lover of a "full" tank sorry...

Too much weight to carry.

Just plan your journeys and have a couple of containers in the back.

Worst case scenario - you call the recory people.

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Hasbeen · Postby **Hasbeen** » 07 Apr 2011 14:34

I don't carry containers in the back, as I don't like the thump, [or dent they leave], when they fly across the boot, & crash into the inside of the mudguard.

Hasbeen

Beans · Postby **Beans** » 07 Apr 2011 19:58

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by traveleze

I'm not a big lover of a "full" tank sorry ... Too much weight to carry ... have a couple of containers in the back ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
What's the difference, if you put the fuel in the tank you'll save the weight of the containers [:p]

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Spectatohead · Postby **Spectatohead** » 07 Apr 2011 20:35

Our cars are so light in the back end to begin with, I like having the weight of a full tank back there. Plus, like Merv said, you reduce the problem of the tank getting rusty inside.

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