I put 17.5 gallons in last night. Cost me $32!!

 

In Sunny So Cal, I spent 41.32 last Sunday on my fill up, think it was $2.35 per gal. We always get raped more than others out here.

 

WOW. You must have been driving on fumes, dude. From acura's specs page, the gas tank is only 17.2 gallons. I usually put in about 12-14 gallons, but I never let the gas get low enough to have the gas warning light come on.

How many miles did you drive after the "refuel" light came on ??

It seems like there is a bit of a "reserve" built into the fuel tank.

BTW: here in MA we pay about $1.82 for premium.

 

Not sure about when the light came on. But it was on for a while. I got 330 miles out of the previous tank in total. Lots of city driving.

 

Don't forget the gas line holds a little.

 

Damn.. you should never let the tank run that low. All of the sediment in the tank is now in your engine. It's best to fill it up way before you're running on empty..... and you were just about empty.

 

my girlfriend, i mean car, can too.

 

damn! i have never paid over 26.00 for a fill up. you guys are scaring the shit out of me...

 

I pay about $1.70 for premium here in MI.

 

Actually prices did go down just a bit. I paid yesterday $29. for 13.24 Gal. Current Price is: $2.19. I remember payin $2.29 before i got Costco's card. Costco gas is the cheapest u can find in my area.

 

isn't it good to kinda get that crap out of the tank???

on our turbo diesel station wagon, i would periodically "blow out" the engine by stomping on the gas while going about 20, then let off, then stomping on it again and repeating a couple times

i'd repeatedly use the fuel injector treatment at just about empty b/c of how dirty diesel fuel is

 

Fuel filter should catch anything, right?

 

i'm a cheap ass so i always like my light come on before i refuel.

 

I think u got ripped off and if I where u I wouldn't return to that gas station.

My buddy owns a gas station and he tells me they ALWAYS fuck w/ the pump so it SAYS its pumping more than it really is. basically they put some kind of filter or something so it slows the gas from pumping in, yet the meter is going up. He says they have inspection people comeout usuaslly every 6 months or so to check but everyone knows when they're coming so they just switch it back.

this is why I ALWAYS reset my trip odo. and see how much I drive and see how much gas is going in. right when the gas light comes on I put in around 14Gallons top so 3 gallon reserve

 

there was a special report on tv about a year ago about this...pretty fuked up...time for a little fire accident there

 

Explain how this works considering the fuel pump draws from the BOTTOM of the tank.
First in – First out.

If there’s dirt in there it’s gonna come out sooner or later.

Shawn S

 

Yeah she can!

 

fire accident :ROFL:

 

Wow, i pay around $1.85. Maybe i'll drive out to Canton whenever i need to fill the tank.

 

Isn't that what the fuel filter is for? May want to check the filter but I see no harm.

 

LOL...u might wanna change the name of this thread....it may lead others to believe something else non-car related

 

With all single engine Piper aircraft, there are two tanks, left wing and right wing, and you can only select one tank. Not both. High wing cessnas (most, anyway), have a transfer tube that transfers fuel between the two tanks depending on if you are banking the airplane, and for how long.

What I am getting to here is that it is pretty hard to completely empty a tank in a Cessna. But both kinds have a strainer at the lowest point in each tank. And in the Piper, it is a common practice to have PLENTY of fuel in one tank, have PLENTY of altitude, and run the other tank dry as a bone. Then the tank strainer (called the "sump") can be removed and all the solids (belive me, they will be there!) can be removed, and that tank should be clean as a whistle. Do this again on a later flight, running the same tank dry again for confirmation.

Now switch tanks, and repeat. We flight instructors DO NOT teach this trick to student or private pilots. But we do teach it to anyone who owns his own aircraft (regardless of flight status, student pilots excepted. We do teach it to people who reach the commercial pilot level though.

One final thought: any pilot who intentionally runs an airplane out of fuel, should have his liscense revoked for life. In most ships, full fuel means at least a four hour duration, sometimes seven or eight. I know that NOBODY has a bladder that can handle that, thus proving the idiot took off with way less than full tanks. For the learned aviators out there, this changes with twin engined ships: carry enough fuel, plus 45 minutes in the air for more endurance in case of problems. If one engine quits shortly after takeoff, the weight of the excess fuel guarantees that you WILL land, and shortly.

Sorry, didn't mean for this to turn into a flying lesson. Just wanted to alert you to the "sump" trick.