So I've been carefully watching my gauge go down and using my 19 mpg average as a way of seeing where the gauge is versus how much fuel I should have in the tank. This is a new tank, new pick up and return, new lines, new sedimenter, new filter, new electric pump. I finally put the pump in when the standard lift pump finally failed, leaving me stranded with about 3 gallons left in the tank. The engine starved when I went up or down steep hills on the way to work or home. I figured this was because of sloshing about, and the pump just not being able to keep up. Well.... it has happened again, with the electric pump.
If I go with the average mpg, I should have at least 2 gallons left in the tank, but I started running out of gas on relatively level driving. I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it to a fuel station after work. As I mentioned in another thread before putting the fuel pump in, my low fuel warning light also seems to have stopped working in the midst of this attempt to figure out all this stuff. The gauge reads just above the 1/8 mark, which should be around 3 gallons left, and is where the light used to start coming on.
In other words, why am I running out of fuel before I actually run out of fuel? Is there something wrong with my pickup? Also, is there any chance of fixing the fuel warning light?
If I go with the average mpg, I should have at least 2 gallons left in the tank, but I started running out of gas on relatively level driving. I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it to a fuel station after work. As I mentioned in another thread before putting the fuel pump in, my low fuel warning light also seems to have stopped working in the midst of this attempt to figure out all this stuff. The gauge reads just above the 1/8 mark, which should be around 3 gallons left, and is where the light used to start coming on.
In other words, why am I running out of fuel before I actually run out of fuel? Is there something wrong with my pickup? Also, is there any chance of fixing the fuel warning light?