Ever run out of gas?

Tousi said:
Well, you will still get different results with that one gallon. First, what were the conditions like when you were down to the last gallon? Subsequent "last gallons" will vary by the conditions experienced....such as hills, wind, use of the AC, etc, etc.

So when don't take unnecessary chances.
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It's fortunately, I live in flat city. I take as general number of miles. So, no problem.
 
few time what i did before it went die.... but never try to go ran out of gas due to my engine that is not ok to go ran out of gas.. like someone say it will broke if go ran out of gas bec of fuel injection so..

knock the wood
 
No, I don't like to let it get below 1/4 tank.
 
I worry too much to run out. I watch the gauge constantly.
 
The reason that it happen to me was because my gas gauge was broke on my 92 pontiac sunbird.
 
My LPG Gas Guage was broken so I had to check the km's counting constantly, but to hell with it!
 
It hasn't happened to me yet but I've got couple of close call.

I remember at one time, I was needing gas for the car. It was on a empty tank and I just had pulled over into the gas station lot. The car started to sputter. It was at the right timing because by the time I got to the pump, the gas had ran out. Whew!
 
Jclarke said:
I have once, when I had the Holden Commodore, it wasn't on purpose. I was running on LPG, and it ran out when I was driving on the way home and that was the same day when the fuel got stolen. It was impossible for them to get the LPG but how? Impossible!

For your verification what LPG Tanks are look like.

LPGtank.jpg
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Wow that this car was running on LPG. How old is your car? Your car is dual-fuel?

The engine is modified to run on petrol and LPG, using valves and hardened valve seats designed for harsher LPG operating conditions.
 
dbarovian said:
Wow that this car was running on LPG. How old is your car? Your car is dual-fuel?

The engine is modified to run on petrol and LPG, using valves and hardened valve seats designed for harsher LPG operating conditions.
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Yeah, I used to have 1982 Holden Commodore Station Wagon, but I sold it last year, when I bought the new car. It is DUAL fuel, yes. I have a picture of my old car, somewhere.
 
I alway get gasonline when I see 1/4 tank before E and doesn't happened to me until last year...

I drove 17 years old VW Golf... 1/4 tank was still there... I was like wow and gasonline save... what is an odd..., I say to myself... I continue to drive... but 1/4 tank still remain the same... :confused: until I was middle of countryside highway... the car does stop itself... Someone helped me to push my car back to side of road and call ADAC to look at my car. I thought it's normal because my car is very old... it could be dead? ADAC service came... and check... and said that tank is empty... I was like :eek2: and told him that 1/4 tank is still remain... He laugh and said that meter is broke... He said that I do not need to have it repair because it's too old... All what I do is check how many km then tank, not look at broke tank... :giggle: VW Golf car get old and died last February 2008, so we bought one year old Mecrede-Benz A150.
 
I don't recall really runs out of gas. I recalled driving 67 chevrolet C10 classic pickup one time. It was already below "E" and I arrived at gas pump and was about to shut off engine but it died before I turn off the engine. Whew. I always fill tanks when it reached 1/4. It's just my habit since I was 16.

My oldest brother had bad habit running out of gas. He always have gas can with him in the car or truck.

Catty
 
ONCE in my lifetime. A idiot borrowed my Tahoe, my roommate gave me a keys back and told me the gas is full. i nodded to believe. Then i was exciting to drive my Tahoe again to go to RIT, i didnt notice gas then i started to back up, drove on Jefferson Road, pfffttyyy.. I was like WTF?! looked at and its EMPTY! i was so pissed off and i wyndtell him and blew him up. he was apoligized because he was scared to tell me that hes broke with no money by spend up too much at bar and club. I got stuck on Jefferson Road. I had to call insurance co and ask for tow to get gas. So, it did.

Dang it.
 
Jclarke said:
Yeah, I used to have 1982 Holden Commodore Station Wagon, but I sold it last year, when I bought the new car. It is DUAL fuel, yes. I have a picture of my old car, somewhere.
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how much price is LPG per liter? cheaper than gasoline (petrol)? i know that LPG is poor mileage than gas.
 
dbarovian said:
how much price is LPG per liter? cheaper than gasoline (petrol)? i know that LPG is poor mileage than gas.
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When I had the car back then, it costs around 45 cents per litre but right now they are at around 65 to 75 cents per litre. Doesn't matter, I don't care for LPG anymore, they sux.
 
Besides less millage, why does LPG suck? I recently brought a new commodore (only coz it was cheap and well maintained), and I have been thinking of converting it to LPG...
 
one time, i use my first car , long ago, i drive it when it on E.. i was doing test to see how long how it goes how it work blah.. you know.. later i finally made it that it goes out... lol! i figure out that when it on E... it goes only 40 miles to be out! interesting! that was my first car... but my truck toyota tacoma.. i dont think so.. i never try to do that due to ... catayic something.. it will damage if it go out..
 
omegaman said:
Besides less millage, why does LPG suck? I recently brought a new commodore (only coz it was cheap and well maintained), and I have been thinking of converting it to LPG...
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LPG's good and cheap but it could weak the engine and worn it out in the long term, such it ruined my engine.
 
I kinda disagree how it running out of gas on fuel injection car would ruin the engine. Once EFI car runs out of gas. Simply fill the gas and turn on the ignition (dashboard light lits), Don't start the car. Wait for 2 minutes to allow fuelpump pump the gas into engine's Fuel Injection line and pressurized. Overpressurized fuel will return back to tank (recycling fuel back to tank). Then fire up the car. You should get the car up and running no time.

I have had several friends who ran out of gas many times and they didn't have problem with EFI cars after filling up gas.

I also fixed old 1990 Mazda 626 few months ago. It have EFI and had no fuel for long time. My friend tried to start the car but starter won't work.. He replaced sparkplugs, distributor caps, sparkplug wires and repaired car wiring and ignition switch, changed oil, filters, ect. I came along and took me 10 min observing and thinking and few min hooking up starter solenoid with long wire. I touched the wire to (+) battery terminal. I got the car fired up and it won't run. Cranked several times and I asked him if he have starting fluid. Then he sprayed starting fluid in and I fired up car again. It roars to life and ran fine for short time. I told him it's a fuel pump.

My friend said it took him Hell few weeks to fix the car and took YOU 15 min to get car up and running!! He was about choke on me. :rofl: . So I figure it's fuelpump. I quickly use voltmeter and found that the fuel pump isn't getting juice from battery. SO I had to bypass wire to fusebox w/ ignition on/off fuse. Pump finally work and I let it run couple of min then fired up the car. The car ran smooth and purrrs. My friend finally able to use the car after 5 years of sitting in parking lot (abandoned by former owner) and 4 month sitting in garage (He bought it for $1 :rofl:). He had been using car ever since save gas driving to and from work. I haven't heard any problem with fuel injected car that ran out of gas.
 
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