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Old 10-20-2006, 09:42 PM
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im just glad my car has a low fuel light
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Old 10-20-2006, 10:14 PM
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never had any problems with my gauge and i do have a light but never let it go low enough to turn on.
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Old 10-21-2006, 12:38 AM
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mine likes to sit on full for awhile then shoot down to 3/4 suddenly. pisses me off kinda.

i just got 220 miles out of a tank so im pretty happy.
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Old 10-21-2006, 02:38 AM
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My needles does that ALL the time. Sucks when your down to around 1/4 tank. You never know. I get over 360mpg mainly highway and not screwin around
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Old 10-21-2006, 11:26 AM
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Why let it get all the way down? I just fill up at a quarter tank or so and never worry about it. If I get down around a quarter then I know that I should stop by a gas station sometime, but I'm in no hurry and wont run out of gas anytime soon. It's quite simple that way. No need to rely on gauges or lights or anything.


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My needles does that ALL the time. Sucks when your down to around 1/4 tank. You never know. I get over 360mpg mainly highway and not screwin around
360 MPG?!?! How much do you want for your car?! I'll buy it right now!
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Old 10-21-2006, 12:15 PM
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It's a great way to ruin a perfectly fine fuel pump.

Exactly what happened to me.. When the tech. that replaced it took it apart at my request, he showed me the carnage.. Totally grenaded the pump..



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Old 10-21-2006, 01:41 PM
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does my 98 have a fuel light, i have never seen it and gotten pretty low
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Old 10-21-2006, 04:20 PM
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+1 on the stupid gauge...and +1 on the fuel filter...my buddy who used to be a ford tech also told me that it could screw up the injectors too...true?...maybe when you get the filter throw in a bottle of injector cleaner too
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Old 10-21-2006, 04:54 PM
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Default RE: ran out of gas! DAMN!

I'm also curious on why you would let it go that far down in the first place. It sounds like you had a handful of opportunities, and yet you kept thinking...a little bit more, a little bit further. I don't understand the need to push it so far on a tank of gas. Accidents happen, but when you do have the opportunity to get gas several times in one day...well, might have to rethink your fuel consumption strategy.

I hope no serious damage was done to your vehicle, that would really suck. Good luck!
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Old 10-21-2006, 07:10 PM
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yeah thats what i thought...97 gt's dont have the gas warning light..do the new edge stands have a warning light for gas ?
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