She quits at 38 miles to go ...... when the sending units goes bad.. lol Here I thaught I had enough fuel to make it home. And there is no surge or lurch to warn of an almost empty tank she just up and quits.

Dave



And the sad part is that where it quit was in front of a Ford Dealership and I coasted into the next driveway. Went over to talk to them and they just laughed and said call RoadSide. So one hr later and it was towed across the parking lot ( It was connected) I talked to the GM who said they would take it right in. The tech came out and said that it showed almost 1/4 tank but it was indeed empty and after playing with it for a few min it droped to below the empty all he said was not to run it so low. The next day while getting the Squeek TSB done for the rear window at my usual dealership I mentioned it in passing to the foreman, When I picked up my truck he came out and told me that he tested the sending unit and it was bad, and he ordered in a new one. just goes to show why I am loyal to that service Dept. And what a few trays of Tims coffee delivered once in a while will get you. :-)

 

I just drove mine about 56 miles on the highway after the light came on. But mine comes on at about 1/16 of a tank.

You guys might want to consult the owners manual or ask your dealership about pumping more gas after the pump kicks off. The Automechanics teacher at the Votech school told my dad that it will shorten the life of an electric fuel pump. I dont know this to be true or false. But if there is a chance it is correct...then I would rather stop a little earlier between each fill up. "I'm going to have to stop sometime anyway" Than to have to change the pump earlier than needed! They are a pain in the **** and not to cheap either! Plus I would hate to think that I might be causing myself to be stranded somewhere in the next 40,000 miles or so.

I know my luck...it would be next winter when it was -10 degrees out 2+ feet of snow and/or ice and I am an hour away from home somewhere. That's when my fuel pump would go out! $200+ tow bill then $200+ for the pump plus time to change it. Yea thats my luck! LOL

 

"You guys might want to consult the owners manual or ask your dealership about pumping more gas after the pump kicks off. The Automechanics teacher at the Votech school told my dad that it will shorten the life of an electric fuel pump. I dont know this to be true or false."

I have heard just the opposite. What I heard was that the fuel in the tank helps to keep cool the fuel pump motor. So if you are constantly letting the tank get very empty before filling then you might burn out the motor.