ran out of gas again : (

knew i was low but did not realize i was bottoming out.

the story, i see a low fuel guage, but need to run over to a guy about 5 miles away for buy 4 vcr machines for my son that still watches vhs tapes, but i pass his house by about 8 miles, i leave but go wrong direction and about 1 mile later run out of gas, knock on a few doors and find a guy with some fuel, and i am back on the road, straight to gas station, exxon, in memory of gulf disaster.

when I was a boy the road warrior got the tanker, later we found it was full of sand....

Probably just a plastic jug in the trunk.

Easiest way is to put electric tape on the gauge to mark EMPTY,
well before your really empty and use that as the"new" empty point..
Works great till you can fix it. Carrying gas in a can in the car is
trouble waiting to happen... IMHO...??

I'm a little confused. ...I don't know why someone would rather carry gas day in day out in case they run out of gas.. how about filling up when the time comes. Oh well. ..

Carry 2 gals around in a running car, especially if their sexy.

Otherwise fill up at 1/2 tank or Velcro a small red approved gas can into the trunk. Walking is no fun.

1) Gas has a shelf life. If you fill a can in the trunk & forget about it until you need it the gas will be "stale" by then.

2) Gas cans need to be vented. Having it just vent into the trunk is a terrible idea. Besides the smell there is always the fire hazard. Even just static electricity can set it off. Maybe a sealed, non-vented can in the trunk on a 100 degree day? No thanks.

3) Maybe just put gas in the car before you run out? Not that hard to do.

I was wondering which one wanted to ride in the trunk (though, truthfully, neither would likely want to ride in the trunk.

You could just drive on downhill grades.....
That way when you run out of gas you can just coast to a gas station!

I had a very good friend and his 6 year old son killed by running out of gas. This guy was a great guy with a nice family. He was always running out of gas in his little Mazda sedan though. Just stupid and never stopped to buy gas.

Then one day he ran out of gas on the freeway and coasted to a stop under a freeway overpass and was parked on the shoulder with wife, daughter and son. Tractor trailer driver was apparently sleepy and drifted onto the shoulder at 65 MPH and hit the car. He and his son died immediately. His wife ended up with broken back and multiple internal injuries and never walked after that. His daughter survived with minor injuries.

STOP AND BUY GAS!

i think i will stop pushing my luck and fill when i am at 1/4 tank +-

thanks guys

If you are always in that much a of a hurry, leave the 2 gal jug at the house. Dump it in when you realize you need to. Take it with you and fill up on the way back.

When the light comes on, fill the tank.

If your light doesn't work, fix it.

Running your pump dry is not a good thing to be doing.

i guess my light doesn't work, nor did my intelligence today. luckily it happened to me in a community full of houses with well kept lawns.

"...again...". Did you have to call home for a lift to the gas station?

Ok, last time I ran out of gas in a non hybrid car

When my wife went into labor one night, I jumped in the scout with her and headed off the hospital, ran out about half way there.
I broke into a guys garage, pretty fast, took his can and fill up the truck.
Baby was fine etc.

I dropped by the next day with a full gas can and told him and his wife the story, they were really cool.


Funny, we just got the Prius back, it needed a new gas tank, with sender inside, and new roll over valve.
Wife ran out and the valve prevented filling the tank faster than using a straw...

So, then she used my Audi...I get in the car and it says you have ZERO miles left.....
I hyper miled into the station...did not run out, but who does this (my wife)
Car took 22.79 gallons in a 23 gallons tank.

Then, of course (same week) my sons car had a flat, he borrowed the truck for a couple of days, and guess what....the gauge was tapping the bottom of the dashboard when I got in....no more gas.
I figured I was gonna walk with that one, so I brought an empty gas can with me..
Made it , but barely.

Rich

Whenever I fill up, I set the trip odometer to 0. At 250 miles I start thinking of getting gas. At 300 miles I will be in a station filling up. No excuse for running out of gas nowadays.

Nope, my wife has more than a few excuses...

I have a Volt, so when it runs out it will switch to the battery for a few miles to get you to a station. Of course you have to ignore the chimes and beeps and messages asking if you'd like to locate the nearest gas station on the NAV to actually run out.

I've run it out twice now, both times with a fully charged battery, so I was not worried about reaching a station.

It's true about gas getting stale, my Volt is programmed to only let gas stay in the tank for a year. After that it switches to gas mode so you can use it up. I used 3 gallons a year for at least two years, which was actually more than I needed, so ended up driving a few days to use up what was left, that's why I did the run-it-dry tests...

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Sometimes the tank sender will stop grounding the Low Fuel light wire even though the gauge works fine, so once you are sure the light itself and the wire is working, suspect the sender. I have one with that problem, and one that works fine.

Jim, it doesn't cost one Nickel more to keep a tank full than it does to keep one empty. A full tank attracts less moisture.

When my low gas light goes on, I allways fill her up, and there's about 3 gals. Left in the tank. My 1.7 garbosch, I mean bosch FI is getting about 31 miles per gallon going on trips to Buena Park, Ca. To c Mom and Dad. My speeds range from 75 to 85 mph. That's pretty good for a old FI.

Jim,

I don't know about two gallons but you could plumb (I've thought of doing this myself!) a pressure pot into the fuel system. You'd have valves on both sides...

Tony

Are you running a stock motor (with stock F.I. cam)?, or the Raby 9550 or 9590 cam? Getting ready to rebuild my wife's 1.7L, and it needs a new cam anyway

you are so correct. many benefits for getting tank as full as possible.

i was and always try to go to gas station as few times as possible.

guess i need to change my philosophy.

thanks
jim

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My dad always told us NEVER to let it go below a 1/4 of a tank; heck in the winter I like keeping it at a half or better.

so far as lending a car out and getting it back low on fuel, My question always is how much is a rental car compared to a tank of gas? They usually get the point.

stock 1971 1.7 FI.

To answer the original question, in the gas tank...

... I want the same out of her rebuild ... decent fuel economy

You could coil 503 feet of 5/16" fuel line under the gas tank, should get you 2 gallons.

Nerd

I learned my lesson years ago when I owned a cj5 jeep with a single fuel tank. I thought I filled my spare and proceeded to drive at least 50 miles on fire trails near where I lived. Well, needless to say I had to hike 15 miles back to get fuel......lesson learned!

Here's an interesting idea.....

http://www.pbase.com/9146gt/help_containers_fuel_oil

Safari roof rack ..................... then you could carry a second spare. LOL.

Well, my .02, is if you can't take the time to get gas before running out, you likely wont refill the gas can once you used it.......... But they do make fuel safety cells for motorcycles. I've done a lot of long distance/off road motorcycle rides where gas may not be an option, and comes in handy. I havent used mine in 5+ years, cant remember the brand, but it was about a gallon. These cells/cans seal well and wont leak. Check out the adventure touring motorcycle forums.

Then again, just get gas when at 1/4 tank, its a better way to go overall. ;-)

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I carry this in my 67 bus, they were available in some MB and BMW cars, if you watch evilbay they come up for sale for $60-80.
They are 6L so 1-1/2 US gallon.
It fits inside 15" and bigger spare tire rims.

I have the red one, but I've seen them in a grey/black colour which I believe came in the BMW.
I use non-ethanol gas and toss in a cap full of gas stabill. I refill it every 4-6 weeks when using it.