Alwqays fill the tank, and count on refilling evey 200 miles. You'll get a
good idea of the mileage you get, then you can extend the range to the max
mileage X tank capacity. The guage is known to drop quickly when it gets
below 1/4.





"Why Lee" <whyy_lee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:17000-439BF294-161@storefull-3272.bay.webtv.net...
> Hi all, about three day's ago I bought a 98 wrangler from a small dealer
> near my home. When I drove it off the lot it had well over a quarter
> tank of gas.(cheap a-holes) After driving about 5 min I looked down and
> was shocked to see it was dead up on "E"! I quickly ducked into the
> first(and as it turns out most expensive in town )gas station and filled
> up.The gauge is now working fine,but as I get closer to a quarter tank
> again I am curious to see what happens . could the cold weather have
> anything to do with this? and do you thin it more likely that the
> problem is in the gauge or the sending unit in the tank? thanks in
> advance.
>
>
> MpW
>

 

Alwqays fill the tank, and count on refilling evey 200 miles. You'll get a
good idea of the mileage you get, then you can extend the range to the max
mileage X tank capacity. The guage is known to drop quickly when it gets
below 1/4.





"Why Lee" <whyy_lee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:17000-439BF294-161@storefull-3272.bay.webtv.net...
> Hi all, about three day's ago I bought a 98 wrangler from a small dealer
> near my home. When I drove it off the lot it had well over a quarter
> tank of gas.(cheap a-holes) After driving about 5 min I looked down and
> was shocked to see it was dead up on "E"! I quickly ducked into the
> first(and as it turns out most expensive in town )gas station and filled
> up.The gauge is now working fine,but as I get closer to a quarter tank
> again I am curious to see what happens . could the cold weather have
> anything to do with this? and do you thin it more likely that the
> problem is in the gauge or the sending unit in the tank? thanks in
> advance.
>
>
> MpW
>

 

Alwqays fill the tank, and count on refilling evey 200 miles. You'll get a
good idea of the mileage you get, then you can extend the range to the max
mileage X tank capacity. The guage is known to drop quickly when it gets
below 1/4.





"Why Lee" <whyy_lee@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:17000-439BF294-161@storefull-3272.bay.webtv.net...
> Hi all, about three day's ago I bought a 98 wrangler from a small dealer
> near my home. When I drove it off the lot it had well over a quarter
> tank of gas.(cheap a-holes) After driving about 5 min I looked down and
> was shocked to see it was dead up on "E"! I quickly ducked into the
> first(and as it turns out most expensive in town )gas station and filled
> up.The gauge is now working fine,but as I get closer to a quarter tank
> again I am curious to see what happens . could the cold weather have
> anything to do with this? and do you thin it more likely that the
> problem is in the gauge or the sending unit in the tank? thanks in
> advance.
>
>
> MpW
>

 

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:439c0dd3$1$15357$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> It is not so much that they are cheap. Many car dealers regularly keep a
> gallon or less in most of their cars, to discourage thievery. The
> manufacturers do it too. I once saw a car run out of gas, when the truck
> driver was unloading it from the carrier.


Dude, I was on a commuter train once that was stopped because the train in
front of it hit a Mercedes that was on a test drive and ran out of gas on
the tracks. The prospective buyer simply got out and stood back as the train
approached. I'm sure the dealer mad sure that all of his inventory had
enough gas to keep from dropping dead on the train tracks right outside the
dealership's driveway.

 

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:439c0dd3$1$15357$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> It is not so much that they are cheap. Many car dealers regularly keep a
> gallon or less in most of their cars, to discourage thievery. The
> manufacturers do it too. I once saw a car run out of gas, when the truck
> driver was unloading it from the carrier.


Dude, I was on a commuter train once that was stopped because the train in
front of it hit a Mercedes that was on a test drive and ran out of gas on
the tracks. The prospective buyer simply got out and stood back as the train
approached. I'm sure the dealer mad sure that all of his inventory had
enough gas to keep from dropping dead on the train tracks right outside the
dealership's driveway.

 

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:439c0dd3$1$15357$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> It is not so much that they are cheap. Many car dealers regularly keep a
> gallon or less in most of their cars, to discourage thievery. The
> manufacturers do it too. I once saw a car run out of gas, when the truck
> driver was unloading it from the carrier.


Dude, I was on a commuter train once that was stopped because the train in
front of it hit a Mercedes that was on a test drive and ran out of gas on
the tracks. The prospective buyer simply got out and stood back as the train
approached. I'm sure the dealer mad sure that all of his inventory had
enough gas to keep from dropping dead on the train tracks right outside the
dealership's driveway.

 

Yet another reason not to have the clutch interlock switch - I'm sure he
could have got it off the tracks using the starter motor.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:TMKdnSaai5GSdgHeRVn-ig@ez2.net...

> Dude, I was on a commuter train once that was stopped because the train in
> front of it hit a Mercedes that was on a test drive and ran out of gas on
> the tracks. The prospective buyer simply got out and stood back as the
train
> approached. I'm sure the dealer mad sure that all of his inventory had
> enough gas to keep from dropping dead on the train tracks right outside
the
> dealership's driveway.

 

Yet another reason not to have the clutch interlock switch - I'm sure he
could have got it off the tracks using the starter motor.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:TMKdnSaai5GSdgHeRVn-ig@ez2.net...

> Dude, I was on a commuter train once that was stopped because the train in
> front of it hit a Mercedes that was on a test drive and ran out of gas on
> the tracks. The prospective buyer simply got out and stood back as the
train
> approached. I'm sure the dealer mad sure that all of his inventory had
> enough gas to keep from dropping dead on the train tracks right outside
the
> dealership's driveway.

 

Yet another reason not to have the clutch interlock switch - I'm sure he
could have got it off the tracks using the starter motor.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:TMKdnSaai5GSdgHeRVn-ig@ez2.net...

> Dude, I was on a commuter train once that was stopped because the train in
> front of it hit a Mercedes that was on a test drive and ran out of gas on
> the tracks. The prospective buyer simply got out and stood back as the
train
> approached. I'm sure the dealer mad sure that all of his inventory had
> enough gas to keep from dropping dead on the train tracks right outside
the
> dealership's driveway.