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Posted by: scottb Jun 15 2005, 10:58 AM

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.

Posted by: Joe Ricard Jun 15 2005, 11:05 AM

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.

Posted by: DipShit Jun 15 2005, 11:11 AM

Well at least you didn't have to push it 5 miles like I did. Nice thing is they roll REAL easy!

Posted by: scruz914 Jun 15 2005, 11:24 AM

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.

Posted by: scottb Jun 15 2005, 11:43 AM

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????"

Posted by: Lyressa Roberts Jun 15 2005, 11:45 AM

DOH!!!!

I don't think I would have admitted that!!!

Posted by: scrz914 Jun 15 2005, 02:29 PM

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.

Tony

Posted by: ematulac Jun 15 2005, 04:04 PM

Nice! I rolled into a gas station.

Same thing here, gauge showed 1/4 tank left. Thought I 'broke' the engine, cos I was racing my brother in his miata.

Posted by: redshift Jun 15 2005, 09:16 PM

Up until a couple months ago, my gauge showed lower than actual.. now it does what you described.

M

Posted by: JB 914 Jun 15 2005, 10:40 PM

QUOTE (scottb @ Jun 15 2005, 08:58 AM)

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.

You are officially welcome to party with Skline, Aaron and Brando for any late night parts hauls.