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Old 12-18-2003 | 04:01 PM
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Cool Low Fuel
Just curious if any knew the amount of miles that where suppose to have after the "Low Fuel" light comes on.
 
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Old 12-18-2003 | 04:07 PM
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~3-5 usable gallons IIRC.
 
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Old 12-18-2003 | 06:12 PM
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If you run it until it quits there will be about 4 gallons of fuel left in the system, but doing so is hard on the fuel pump which is about a $500 repair.
 
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Old 12-19-2003 | 03:54 AM
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isn't the fuel pump cooled by the presence of fuel. no fuel = overheated fuel pump = a lot of money.
 
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