A similar thing happened to me when I first got my first Spitfire about 15
years ago in Italy. I had been accustomed to driving my Alfa-which had a light
that came on when gas was low. When it came on, you knew you had maybe another
14 miles before the car would stop.
Well, it was beautiful weather, I was driving and driving-and the light never
went on! But the car stopped-and I realized that for the first time in my life
(and last time-so far!), I'd run out of gas!
Laura G.
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>From: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
>Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:43:22 -0400
>To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Troubleshooting
>
>
>Wonderful spitfire day...about 75 and sunny, and my job had me on the road
>for most of the day. After about 150 miles (I guess, the speedo cable broke
>this am), and about 1/2 mile from home, the car mysteriously lost power.
>
>I pulled over, and the car would fire briefly, and I couldn't keep it
>running. Went through the usual subjects...check the plug wires, pull the
>dizzy cap...all OK. What else could it be? Check the fuel lines, looked
>for an obvious vacuum leak, made sure the linkages were working...again OK.
>Pulled the air cleaners and made sure the carb pistons were moving...again
>OK. Hmmm.
>
>Pulled the fuel line and cranked the engine to check the fuel pump. No gas
>flow! As I was feeling proud of my detective work, it occurred to me....
>
>These things need gas occasionally! The danger of such a good driving day
>is sometimes you don't pay as much attention to ALL the gauges!
>
>Then of course, I had to make the humbling phone call to the wife..."honey,
>you know that big gas can I keep for the mower..."
>
>I wish you all as good a driving day as I had today...but watch that gas
>gauge!
>
>
>Mike Perry
>72 Spit (now with a full tank)!
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