VinceJE
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Ok... It's not down now, but it was earlier today. I knew I was running low on fuel, but that's not anything new. My "You're running out of fuel you idiot!" light came on as I left the office. I usually have a good 50 miles left for sure. Never actually ran out before, but I could drive a good 50 miles after the light came on and before I tanked up again. What can I say... I live dangerously. Anyway...
Today, I drove about 15 miles after the light came on. I didn't notice anything wrong until I slowed down for the toll booth. At that time I could tell something was wrong and it just seemed to me it was starving for fuel. Running rough / missing / etc... I made it through the toll booth and just out of the flow of traffic before it konked out completely. (about 1000 ft / 3 min)
So there I sat, late for my Daughters last home game and stuck on the side of the road in the rain. I tried cranking it a few times while on hold with AAA and sure enough I got it started again after a few mins. Still ran very rough, but I limped into the Shell station just before it died again. I put a little more than 1/4 tank in hoping that I just ran out of diesel. Cranked a couple times over a few minutes and sure 'nuff, she came to life, but still not healthy at all. She sounded like she was running on 3 cylinders and starving for fuel. I let her idle for a few mins (remember, I GOT to get to my girl's game) and she started to idle a little better. A few more mins and got a little more better. Finally after letting it idle for about 20 min it was purring like a lion.
I took off, put the tow truck dispatch on hold, and was able to drive the remaining 12 miles to the game without another seconds trouble. Whew... It was bottom of the 1st, 5-0 my daughter's team winning.
Anyway... I am thinking I must have ran out of diesel, but I don't understand why the "idiot range" would have reduced so dramatically. Needless to say I won't run it fumes anymore, but I gotta know what happened. Fuel filters were changed just a month/1200mi ago.
Did I run out of fuel, or could something else cause this?
Sorry for the long-winded post, but I gotta know!!!
Today, I drove about 15 miles after the light came on. I didn't notice anything wrong until I slowed down for the toll booth. At that time I could tell something was wrong and it just seemed to me it was starving for fuel. Running rough / missing / etc... I made it through the toll booth and just out of the flow of traffic before it konked out completely. (about 1000 ft / 3 min)
So there I sat, late for my Daughters last home game and stuck on the side of the road in the rain. I tried cranking it a few times while on hold with AAA and sure enough I got it started again after a few mins. Still ran very rough, but I limped into the Shell station just before it died again. I put a little more than 1/4 tank in hoping that I just ran out of diesel. Cranked a couple times over a few minutes and sure 'nuff, she came to life, but still not healthy at all. She sounded like she was running on 3 cylinders and starving for fuel. I let her idle for a few mins (remember, I GOT to get to my girl's game) and she started to idle a little better. A few more mins and got a little more better. Finally after letting it idle for about 20 min it was purring like a lion.
I took off, put the tow truck dispatch on hold, and was able to drive the remaining 12 miles to the game without another seconds trouble. Whew... It was bottom of the 1st, 5-0 my daughter's team winning.
Anyway... I am thinking I must have ran out of diesel, but I don't understand why the "idiot range" would have reduced so dramatically. Needless to say I won't run it fumes anymore, but I gotta know what happened. Fuel filters were changed just a month/1200mi ago.
Did I run out of fuel, or could something else cause this?
Sorry for the long-winded post, but I gotta know!!!
