found out gas gauge works

[Gundy]

Today I fiddled with the twin HS4s today for a while.
I noticed the gas gauge read "E". WTH....I've driven about
170 miles. There should be gas!
Oh well, took a test spin and was going to gas her up at the
nearest station which is 5 miles away.
Got to the station and I had forgotten my gas cap key. Grrrrr
Drove back home and it began to sputter a couple of miles
from home.
While it idled as I ran into the garage for the gas cap key it died. Poor old SU electric pump was ticking it's heart out.
Guess it used quite a bit of fuel during the tuning the last few days without adding mileage to the odometer.
I feel very lucky it ran out at home and not out on the road.
Splashed some(shudder)regular lawnmower gas it and drove back
to the station. I figured with 10-1 it would be pinging it guts out. Nope ran fine on the bit of regular fuel.
Topped it off with premium fuel and all's well.
Thankfully it has a new gas tank so I didn't suck up any crud.

 

[drooartz]

Always nice to see that something on the car is working as it ought to. Now you know that E means E!

 

[DrEntropy]

Or... Eeeeep!

 

[SilentUnicorn]

It is pretty amazing how much fuel you can use "tuning"

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[JPSmit]

It is pretty amazing how much fuel you can use "tuning"

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+1 don't ask me how I know

 

[drooartz]

That reminds me... I should fill up the next time I'm out on a tuning run...

 

[toysrrus]

Hi David,

Geez; Why don`t you simply put the "Ignition & Gas Cap Keys" on the "Key Fob" I gave you? Then; You won`t have to worry about these little problems.

Glad to hear you made it back to the Ranch OK. I would have anticipated a phone call saying; "Bring a 5Gal. Jug of Hootch" with you! "Hootch" works just as fine as Premium Feul or perhaps "Better"!!

Regards, Russ

 

[Gundy]

Well Russ I've put them on the fob together but I've discovered
that sometimes the dangling fob gets hit when I shift and turns my switch off. I've fixed it so I can detach the ignition key from the fob. Normally I just toss the extra keys with the fob in the door pockets. That day I had hung the extra keys on a hook in the garage. Two lessons learned. E really means empty and ALWAYS stash the extra keys in the door.

 

[jlaird]

Except for ign key. That is so easy to work around.

 

[regularman]

I would give you a hard time Gundy but I have ran out many times especially on motorcycles and once in the Midget. So many times people run out on bikes, they get great mileage but don't hold much fuel. I finally took to carrying a whiskey flask with 8 oz of E85 ethanol it in my saddle bag. With that much ethanol it will keep forever without going bad and is just enough to keep a bike (or spridget)owner from having to push.

 

[Gundy]

I hear ya Kim! I'll just try to watch the gas gauge in the future.

 

[drooartz]

This thread was a good reminder to me. Filled up the Tunebug yesterday after a week of tuning runs. The little guy was almost empty. All better now.

 

[JPSmit]

I would give you a hard time Gundy but I have ran out many times especially on motorcycles and once in the Midget.

been there done that - with both.

had a friend run out of gas on his bike in front of a school just as it was letting out. He parked the bike and leaned against it, like it was on purpose, for 35 minutes before he could push it home.