Low Fuel Warning Light
01-04-2007 | 11:59 PM
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Low Fuel Warning Light
My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
newer Honda?
John
miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
newer Honda?
John
01-05-2007 | 01:24 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
> newer Honda?
I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
inconsistent too.
> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
> newer Honda?
I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
inconsistent too.
01-05-2007 | 01:24 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
> newer Honda?
I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
inconsistent too.
> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
> newer Honda?
I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
inconsistent too.
01-05-2007 | 01:24 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
> newer Honda?
I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
inconsistent too.
> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
> newer Honda?
I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
inconsistent too.
01-05-2007 | 02:20 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:59:05 GMT, "news.west.earthlink.net"
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
I forget the behavior of my 87 Accord, I think the light went on
rather late, but all the Hondas I've had since, the light always went
on with 2 to 3 gallons left, generally closer to 3, and never failed
to go on AFAIK.
J.
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
I forget the behavior of my 87 Accord, I think the light went on
rather late, but all the Hondas I've had since, the light always went
on with 2 to 3 gallons left, generally closer to 3, and never failed
to go on AFAIK.
J.
01-05-2007 | 02:20 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:59:05 GMT, "news.west.earthlink.net"
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
I forget the behavior of my 87 Accord, I think the light went on
rather late, but all the Hondas I've had since, the light always went
on with 2 to 3 gallons left, generally closer to 3, and never failed
to go on AFAIK.
J.
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
I forget the behavior of my 87 Accord, I think the light went on
rather late, but all the Hondas I've had since, the light always went
on with 2 to 3 gallons left, generally closer to 3, and never failed
to go on AFAIK.
J.
01-05-2007 | 02:20 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:59:05 GMT, "news.west.earthlink.net"
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
I forget the behavior of my 87 Accord, I think the light went on
rather late, but all the Hondas I've had since, the light always went
on with 2 to 3 gallons left, generally closer to 3, and never failed
to go on AFAIK.
J.
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
I forget the behavior of my 87 Accord, I think the light went on
rather late, but all the Hondas I've had since, the light always went
on with 2 to 3 gallons left, generally closer to 3, and never failed
to go on AFAIK.
J.
01-05-2007 | 08:51 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
Bucky wrote:
> news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
>> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>> newer Honda?
>
> I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
> pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
> inconsistent too.
I've noticed strange gauge behaviour in my 2004 Civic as well. The "top
half" seems to go down more quickly than the "bottom half". But I really
can't complain; the car did 42mpg on a recent road trip.
On the other hand, the gauge in my '93 Accord was the opposite. The "bottom
half" went down more quickly than the "top half".
I never let the tank get low enough on either car to trigger the light.
> news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
>> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>> newer Honda?
>
> I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
> pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
> inconsistent too.
I've noticed strange gauge behaviour in my 2004 Civic as well. The "top
half" seems to go down more quickly than the "bottom half". But I really
can't complain; the car did 42mpg on a recent road trip.
On the other hand, the gauge in my '93 Accord was the opposite. The "bottom
half" went down more quickly than the "top half".
I never let the tank get low enough on either car to trigger the light.
01-05-2007 | 08:51 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
Bucky wrote:
> news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
>> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>> newer Honda?
>
> I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
> pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
> inconsistent too.
I've noticed strange gauge behaviour in my 2004 Civic as well. The "top
half" seems to go down more quickly than the "bottom half". But I really
can't complain; the car did 42mpg on a recent road trip.
On the other hand, the gauge in my '93 Accord was the opposite. The "bottom
half" went down more quickly than the "top half".
I never let the tank get low enough on either car to trigger the light.
> news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
>> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>> newer Honda?
>
> I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
> pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
> inconsistent too.
I've noticed strange gauge behaviour in my 2004 Civic as well. The "top
half" seems to go down more quickly than the "bottom half". But I really
can't complain; the car did 42mpg on a recent road trip.
On the other hand, the gauge in my '93 Accord was the opposite. The "bottom
half" went down more quickly than the "top half".
I never let the tank get low enough on either car to trigger the light.
01-05-2007 | 08:51 AM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
Bucky wrote:
> news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
>> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>> newer Honda?
>
> I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
> pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
> inconsistent too.
I've noticed strange gauge behaviour in my 2004 Civic as well. The "top
half" seems to go down more quickly than the "bottom half". But I really
can't complain; the car did 42mpg on a recent road trip.
On the other hand, the gauge in my '93 Accord was the opposite. The "bottom
half" went down more quickly than the "top half".
I never let the tank get low enough on either car to trigger the light.
> news.west.earthlink.net wrote:
>> Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>> newer Honda?
>
> I don't know, but my 2001 Civic's fuel light is worthless, I don't even
> pay any attention to it whatsoever. And the fuel gauge is very
> inconsistent too.
I've noticed strange gauge behaviour in my 2004 Civic as well. The "top
half" seems to go down more quickly than the "bottom half". But I really
can't complain; the car did 42mpg on a recent road trip.
On the other hand, the gauge in my '93 Accord was the opposite. The "bottom
half" went down more quickly than the "top half".
I never let the tank get low enough on either car to trigger the light.
01-05-2007 | 02:53 PM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:59:05 GMT, "news.west.earthlink.net"
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
>
>
>John
>
>
Isn't it considered bad form to run the gas tank so low? The reasoning
I recall is that stuff settles to the bottom and you don't really want
that being sucked into the engine. Of course, if you do it all the
time, I guess the sludge is sucked in in small stages so perhaps isn't
as bad as doing it all at once. But I'm just a lurker. Perhaps the
knowledgeable folks will chime in.
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
>
>
>John
>
>
Isn't it considered bad form to run the gas tank so low? The reasoning
I recall is that stuff settles to the bottom and you don't really want
that being sucked into the engine. Of course, if you do it all the
time, I guess the sludge is sucked in in small stages so perhaps isn't
as bad as doing it all at once. But I'm just a lurker. Perhaps the
knowledgeable folks will chime in.
01-05-2007 | 02:53 PM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:59:05 GMT, "news.west.earthlink.net"
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
>
>
>John
>
>
Isn't it considered bad form to run the gas tank so low? The reasoning
I recall is that stuff settles to the bottom and you don't really want
that being sucked into the engine. Of course, if you do it all the
time, I guess the sludge is sucked in in small stages so perhaps isn't
as bad as doing it all at once. But I'm just a lurker. Perhaps the
knowledgeable folks will chime in.
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
>
>
>John
>
>
Isn't it considered bad form to run the gas tank so low? The reasoning
I recall is that stuff settles to the bottom and you don't really want
that being sucked into the engine. Of course, if you do it all the
time, I guess the sludge is sucked in in small stages so perhaps isn't
as bad as doing it all at once. But I'm just a lurker. Perhaps the
knowledgeable folks will chime in.
01-05-2007 | 02:53 PM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:59:05 GMT, "news.west.earthlink.net"
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
>
>
>John
>
>
Isn't it considered bad form to run the gas tank so low? The reasoning
I recall is that stuff settles to the bottom and you don't really want
that being sucked into the engine. Of course, if you do it all the
time, I guess the sludge is sucked in in small stages so perhaps isn't
as bad as doing it all at once. But I'm just a lurker. Perhaps the
knowledgeable folks will chime in.
<anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
>miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
>
>I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
>times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
>gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
>the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
>of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
>
>Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
>newer Honda?
>
>
>John
>
>
Isn't it considered bad form to run the gas tank so low? The reasoning
I recall is that stuff settles to the bottom and you don't really want
that being sucked into the engine. Of course, if you do it all the
time, I guess the sludge is sucked in in small stages so perhaps isn't
as bad as doing it all at once. But I'm just a lurker. Perhaps the
knowledgeable folks will chime in.
01-05-2007 | 03:26 PM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
dgk wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:59:05 GMT, "news.west.earthlink.net"
> <anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
> >My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
> >miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
> >
> >I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
> >times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
> >gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
> >the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
> >of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
> >
> >Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
> >newer Honda?
> >
> >
> >John
> >
> >
>
> Isn't it considered bad form to run the gas tank so low? The reasoning
> I recall is that stuff settles to the bottom and you don't really want
> that being sucked into the engine. Of course, if you do it all the
> time, I guess the sludge is sucked in in small stages so perhaps isn't
> as bad as doing it all at once. But I'm just a lurker. Perhaps the
> knowledgeable folks will chime in.
That's not the only reason. The biggest reason I see is that the fuel
pump, if in the tank, uses the gas for cooling. Running tank too low
reduces it's ability to be cooled by the fuel.
01-05-2007 | 03:26 PM
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Re: Low Fuel Warning Light
dgk wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:59:05 GMT, "news.west.earthlink.net"
> <anon@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
> >My 86 Accord low fuel warning light has always illuminated at about 220
> >miles after filling and I could count on 75-100 miles remaining on the tank.
> >
> >I have had a 99 Accord for 2 years, and the fuel light has come on 4-5
> >times, but at inconsistent mileage, and I usually fill up when I think the
> >gage is reading too low to go further. This weekend I ran out of gas, and
> >the low fuel light never came on. The gage was below empty, but I had a can
> >of gas in the trunk, so I drove to see if the light would ever come on.
> >
> >Why would the low fuel light be intermittent and so inconsistent on the
> >newer Honda?
> >
> >
> >John
> >
> >
>
> Isn't it considered bad form to run the gas tank so low? The reasoning
> I recall is that stuff settles to the bottom and you don't really want
> that being sucked into the engine. Of course, if you do it all the
> time, I guess the sludge is sucked in in small stages so perhaps isn't
> as bad as doing it all at once. But I'm just a lurker. Perhaps the
> knowledgeable folks will chime in.
That's not the only reason. The biggest reason I see is that the fuel
pump, if in the tank, uses the gas for cooling. Running tank too low
reduces it's ability to be cooled by the fuel.