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| scottb |
 Jun 15 2005, 10:58 AM
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who wants a PEZ?!  Group: Members Posts: 1,993 Joined: 27-December 02 From: south-(not north)-wick, MA Member No.: 32 Region Association: North East States  |
nice day scheduled so i take the teener out of the box and head to work. cruising along fine then... buck, hesitate, nearly stall, buck, back-fire and roll into the parking lot of a drug store....
hmmmmmm not hot... been running fine a couple of days prior. almost call a flatbed but call the wife first. comes and gets me, we drop the kids off at school and head back. it was a quick and easy fix. OUT OF FRIGGIN" GAS!!!!! gas guage showed 1/4 tank. i almost always keep it full but hadn't been to get a fill lately. thought i was fine. oh well. lesson learned. |
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| Joe Ricard |
Jun 15 2005, 11:05 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
Yea you should know better. I "TRY" and not let my tank below 1/4. Because everytime I did I end up with carb problems.
Yes I have flushed the tank. Just always seems to be junk near the end of a tank. How it gets by the filter is beyond me. I use a Big FI filter now. But now I just make a bee line to the gas station before the weekend. Try not to store it for too long with a full tank as I want the freshest gas possible. Oh back on topic glad you figured it out and din't cost nuthin but a few flowers for the wife. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beer.gif) |
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| DipShit |
Jun 15 2005, 11:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 199 Joined: 26-May 04 From: Cheyenne, WY Member No.: 2,107 |
Well at least you didn't have to push it 5 miles like I did. Nice thing is they roll REAL easy!
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| scruz914 |
Jun 15 2005, 11:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 815 Joined: 26-February 04 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 1,724 |
Good thing you didn't call for the flatbed. Just goes to show, you have to start with the basics when working out a problem. Never overlook the obvious.
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| scottb |
Jun 15 2005, 11:43 AM
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who wants a PEZ?! Group: Members Posts: 1,993 Joined: 27-December 02 From: south-(not north)-wick, MA Member No.: 32 Region Association: North East States |
knocked like a fiend after i got it started again. took a block or so for that to quiet down....
funny thing, the first thought i had was "sweet! an excuse for a new engine! now what do i want????" |
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| Lyressa Roberts |
Jun 15 2005, 11:45 AM
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Leo Imperial and Logan Apollo...my terrors. Group: Members Posts: 577 Joined: 26-May 03 From: Alameda, CA Member No.: 741 |
DOH!!!!
I don't think I would have admitted that!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/slap.gif) |
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| scrz914 |
Jun 15 2005, 02:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 397 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 1,960 Region Association: Central California |
Interesting. My car died on the weekend...acted like it was out of fuel but the guage showed 1/4 tank left. I thought it might be a dying fuel pump or regulator... was set to major engine analysis but maybe I'd better check the gas tank first. Thanks for your timely thread.
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| ematulac |
Jun 15 2005, 04:04 PM
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914 addict Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 24-November 03 From: Palmdale, CA Member No.: 1,382 |
Nice! I rolled into a gas station. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
Same thing here, gauge showed 1/4 tank left. Thought I 'broke' the engine, cos I was racing my brother in his miata. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif) |
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| redshift |
Jun 15 2005, 09:16 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
Up until a couple months ago, my gauge showed lower than actual.. now it does what you described.
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| JB 914 |
Jun 15 2005, 10:40 PM
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Daddy! Finish my car NOW!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,593 Joined: 26-September 04 From: Garden Grove, CA Member No.: 2,831 |
You are officially welcome to party with Skline, Aaron and Brando for any late night parts hauls. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/hide.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/lol2.gif) |
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