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09-17-2014, 11:46 AM
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Scary drive in the chevelle yesterday
So yesterday I took the chevelle out for a spin. Meet up with a friend because we wanted to go to a local event for toys for tots. He tells me he needs to get gas so he hangs a left out the parking lot (of course he is in a mustang when this all happens so imagine the jokes I got) so I pull out behind him and it goes into a big hill. I floor it to catch up to him and all of a sudden I hear pop pop pop and it shut off on me. Now I had about 2 lines after half tank of gas when I looked at my gauge I was at empty. So I rolled into a parking lot and sat for a second. Said let me turn the key and see what happens. It struggled to start like it had no gas. I have a glass jar with some gas in it filled the bowls with gas started right up then I noticed no fuel pressure. Then out of no where I had pressures. Has something like this ever happen to you guys before? I was wondering if all my gas sloshed back to the front of the tank and nothing was at the pick up. I went right to the gas station and filled it up and had no issues the rest of the night. Thoughts??
O and yes he busted my chops about chevy all night until I found out he blew his motor in his 2012 gt 500 jokes ended right there...lol
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09-17-2014, 01:01 PM
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Yes if a chevelle has 1/4 tank or less it will run out of gas if it runs good When floored. I have owned many many chevelles and they all did that. Look at the gauge when you floor it. It goes down. And it means what it says.
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09-17-2014, 02:38 PM
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Over a half tank is fine.
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09-17-2014, 05:15 PM
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Shaun it has happened to me. Even last night when I was driving home from a cruise I kept saying I need to get some gas, I need to get some gas. Did I, no, it was to dang cold. I pulled it into the garage and said Oh crap I only have 1/8th tank. I am lucky I have a gas station about 1/2 mile from the house and I don't even have to go off a side street.
 Now let's hope I remember to do that. lol Usually I don't like to go below 1/2 tank, just because of what happened to you.
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09-17-2014, 07:49 PM
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I never let mine drop below a quarter tank. Not sure just how accurate my gas gauge really is.
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09-17-2014, 08:05 PM
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09-24-2014, 11:00 AM
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I think that it is funny that even with our experience with the gas dropping low that some of us, like me, still try to push the limits. lol
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