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On Sunday, I drove to my local Dunkin donuts drivethru to pick up some coffee. The gas light came on the day before, but it still showed 1/2 of a bar of fuel on the gauge. The drivethru has an off-camber section where the road is tilted maybe 8 or 9 degrees to the right and forward. I was stuck on this section for a couple of minutes as the car in front of me was having a large order filled.
Then suddenly, the engine started to sputter, then died. It wouldn't start back up. Two employees rushed out and helped push my car out of the drivethru to a parking spot. I had my dad bring me a gas can; I put a gallon in the car and it fired right up, then I promptly drove to a gas station and filled up all the way.
This was troubling as it indicated plenty of fuel, but even a relatively mild incline at the right angle caused the fuel to roll away from the pickup/pump with supposedly a gallon or so left in it (I filled it up a the way to 8.5 gallons and I put in about a gallon from my gas can).
Anyone else experience anything similar? I will not be riding around below 1/6th any more.
Then suddenly, the engine started to sputter, then died. It wouldn't start back up. Two employees rushed out and helped push my car out of the drivethru to a parking spot. I had my dad bring me a gas can; I put a gallon in the car and it fired right up, then I promptly drove to a gas station and filled up all the way.
This was troubling as it indicated plenty of fuel, but even a relatively mild incline at the right angle caused the fuel to roll away from the pickup/pump with supposedly a gallon or so left in it (I filled it up a the way to 8.5 gallons and I put in about a gallon from my gas can).
Anyone else experience anything similar? I will not be riding around below 1/6th any more.