Posted by Skeeter on May 29, 2000 at 23:24:10:
In Reply to: ran out of gas posted by Barbara Brooker on May 29, 2000 at 13:00:35:
OK, here's weird for you. After three days of rain, we finally get a break in the weather and I decide to take the little bike out for a spin. 20 miles through the park, and everything is going just fine. Then I think it's time for the little girl to get an "Italian tune-up", so I head for a short stretch of interstate. Runs like a champ for 2 miles at 70, and then starts to sputter and lose power, like it's out of gas, even though it's been only 70 miles since I last filled up. Switch to reserve, and she perks right up (fortunately, there was no one behind me). I went to the nearest gas station, and sure enough, it only takes 1.4 gallons, so it was nowhere near out of gas. Does anyone have an explaination? Water in the gas should have settled to the bottom of the tank and been worse on reserve. I'm out of ideas. Thanks. --Skeeter