How low can you go ??
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How low can you go ??
Here's one.How low has anyone actually gone in their gas tank.Probably only for those with the digital fuel gauge.Gives a reading in Litres or Gallons.I have taken mine down to about 4 litres.Just wondering if anyone has actually been down close to zero or thereabouts.The small gastank icon starts flashing at about 12 or 13 litres,but trip computer says 100+ Km left to go.
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
I don't have a digital dash BUT I have let the gas get down to the point where the engine started to knock and then stalled (at the exact moment I pulled into the pump. Had to push her the last 2 feet.
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From: North of Pittsburgh
Completely empty once. Had to pour in two gallons to get it restarted. I have since learned that if you here the electric fuel pump start to whine, it does this when not covered with gas, you better make tracks to the nearest station.
91 AWD 4L XL two tone Shorty 159,000 miles
91 AWD 4L XL two tone Shorty 159,000 miles
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jul 2003
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Need to put my wife on here for this one. She's an expert in parking it in the garage, with so little gas you can't back it down the driveway. Keep telling her how bad this is for the fuel pump, filter and injectors. If you do run out of gas, turn the key over to run three or four time before engaging the starter after you put gas in. This fills the fuel rail and is easier on the starter.
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From: Sarnia, Ontario, CANADA!
On my old 89 Aerostar with the digital gauge I had a 60 litre tank. My digital gauge said I could go 1 more kilometre til empty! I pulled into the gas station and put in 65 litres! LOL! I think it was almost empty! 
-Matt
P.S. My pump always did start to whine when I had about 3/8 of a tank of gas left.
-Matt
P.S. My pump always did start to whine when I had about 3/8 of a tank of gas left.
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From: Orland USA
Before I replaced the float in the gas tank we used the trip counter to tell when to put more gas in. When we filled up the tank we would reset to zero. We would go to about 335 miles before a fill up. But once we went to 389 miles but I don't know how close to empty it was.
