WarlockIII

Tom. I think your “experiment” proved exactly which of your concerns it set out to disprove. If someone is stupid enough to let their fuel pump run for 40 minutes with no fuel in the tank it’s probably not going to overheat. But then again he’s probably the same guy that thinks if the fuel gets too low it’s probably going to pick up whatever “crap” might be in the tank and ruin the pump for running it low. Is the “crap” that might be in the tank magically trained to stay away from the pump and maybe float around until it gets low and then formulate an attack on the pump? The pump is always in the bottom of the tank, and if there is “crap” in the tank...it’s probably always in the bottom and doesn’t wait till the tank is low.

Adversely. You could post a video and poke a hole in your tire to prove that air comes out of the whole tire and not just the bottom!

Just so we’re clear here...This is a Pro-Tommy post for those of you with poor reading and comprehension skills.

Paul Workman

Tom, U R sooo right!

Your objective experiment reminds me of a room full of "experts" at the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster hearing regarding the seals on the (Morton Thoicol) shuttle boosters.
The sometimes heated arguments surrounding the specifications for the seals and whether or not they would have performed (remained elastic, i.e., functional) at the freezing temperatures went on back and forth in the conference room for over an hour.

Meanwhile, (and I forget his name now) one of the scientists was sitting quietly stirring his glass of ice water with a sample piece of the failed gasket seal material in it. And, after a few minutes he tested the seal material's ability to rebound at 32ºF (approx temp at the launch) by pressing his thumbnail into the gasket material.

Guess what? The dent his thumbnail left in the gasket material DID NOT rebound, contrary to "specifications" being argued and argued. And, when he got the attention of the room, he enlightened the group with his findings. The seals fail at freezing temps. End of meeting!!

I too like your fuel pump test! Yeah, I know, I know..., "One test does not a trend make!", but it sure as heck opens a window in the oft touted failure 'if ever the pump runs dry' argument!! So often a limited or very narrow test result gets repeated and expanded around and next thing you know, BS is created!

Good point, my friend!! Thanks for sharing.

FASTAZU

So the moral of this story is if want keep waiting on a warning to tell you low on fuel at some point you will run out and be walking Its a gauge just like all the others in your car to warn you of impending disaster, just fill it up when its low.

WarlockIII

Not if you have a smart car and it runs out on top of a hill!

Hot Rod Roy

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WarlockIII

I have nothing to say

jguard68

This

Tom400CFI

When the last/lowest bar extinguishes, so there are NO bars, the "Check Gauges" light comes on.