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    has anyone ever tried to keep going when ur gas light comes on? if so how many more miles can you get out of it with the gas light on? Anyone....?
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    Originally posted by Benne1016 View Post
    has anyone ever tried to keep going when ur gas light comes on? if so how many more miles can you get out of it with the gas light on? Anyone....?
    why would you drive with the gas light on in the first place ?
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      #3
      The gas light usually means you have 2 gallons of gas left. Depending on the condition of your motor, should get 25-30mpg. Personally I have never ran my car dry because I heard its bad for the fuel pump. You never know what is in the bottom of the tank and what could damage the pump.
      Originally posted by deevergote
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        Originally posted by rkcb7 View Post
        why would you drive with the gas light on in the first place ?
        my bad, i meant to say when the lights comes on. Sorry, haha

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          Originally posted by zmos86 View Post
          The gas light usually means you have 2 gallons of gas left. Depending on the condition of your motor, should get 25-30mpg. Personally I have never ran my car dry because I heard its bad for the fuel pump. You never know what is in the bottom of the tank and what could damage the pump.
          i just wanted to try and see how much mileage i get out of it....running til empty, thats all. Today i filled it up, and it had 415 miles on it. i almost the 500 mark one time....but of course that can be done if im traveling far and ONLY going 60 mph.

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            #6
            Your right. Babying your car may improve mpg.

            Personally, I can't drive my car below 3k rpms or 70mph. My shift points greatly affect my mpg, 4-5k rpm lol. I suffer from a condition know as lead foot and racing in my genes.
            Originally posted by deevergote
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              #7
              I always push it... I have yet to run out of gas, but I've come DAMN close. Hell... my Fit's tank capacity is 10.6 gallons. I've actually put 10.7 in there once. That's how empty it was!

              I usually risk 20 miles or so with the CB7, and I average 28-30mpg.



              HOWEVER, running very low on fuel is bad for 2 reasons:

              1) Any sediment or water in your tank will not have very much fuel to float in... and while a small amount of either can pass harmlessly through the system (or be stopped by the filter), a bunch of either in one dose can cause serious damage.

              and more importantly
              2) Your in-tank fuel pump is cooled by the fuel in the tank. Therefore, if you let your tank get low, the pump can overheat. This will obviously shorten the life of the pump, which, for most of us, is already 20 years old. It's best to keep your tank above 1/2 whenever possible.






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                Originally posted by Benne1016 View Post
                has anyone ever tried to keep going when ur gas light comes on? if so how many more miles can you get out of it with the gas light on? Anyone....?
                Your gas light should come on at 4 gallons left, IIRC. It's been a while since mine worked. I know my car and my gas gauge. Once it hits the line, I have 3-4 gallons left, so usually another 120 miles.
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                  #9
                  4 gallons is a quarter tank... I don't think it's that much.






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                    #10
                    I know that most Cb's Gas lights dont work but this is how you fix it if you were wondering its preety simple. http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=183955

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                      Originally posted by GeoffM View Post
                      Your gas light should come on at 4 gallons left, IIRC. It's been a while since mine worked. I know my car and my gas gauge. Once it hits the line, I have 3-4 gallons left, so usually another 120 miles.
                      i figured i could go more, but i wouldnt take the risk because i wouldnt wanna get stranded you know? haha

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                        #12
                        The gas light in my wagon comes on with 2-2.5 gallons left (starts to slightly glow at 2.5 gallons)... My sedan would start to glow at 4 gallons.

                        I can estimate what my fuel economy is based on where I am at half a tank and then extrapolate to when I will run out of fuel.

                        In my sedan I could get 500 miles per tank pretty easily, if I wanted to push it.

                        My sedan would get 32-34mpg pretty easily. My wagon, the best I've seen is about 31 (granted I haven't done any hypermiling techniques with the wagon.) I typically see about 26-28mpg.

                        (my cars mentioned above are both f22a6 with 5spd trans, wagon has shorter gears)

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