low gas light question

jcint

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I have a 96 gt and i never had the low gas light come on, does the 96 gt have this feature? If so why won't mine come on? BTW i have run out of gas and it never came on.

 

sgarlic

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Easy.. just look at your gauge cluster in the right light where you can see all the symbols, and see if there's a gas pump one. I've read about people from 96-98 not having them, some claim they do have the light.

My advice? Don't rely on a light. When you see the needle pointing near the letter E, get gas.

 

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And you shouldn't let it get that low. You're sucking up all that crap in your tank through your filter.

 

jcint

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I'm at work right now and can't check but i think if i turn my ignition on without starting the car it shows a gas light. Not comming on when the fuel is low, could it be a fuse? I also don't get the key in the ignition chime.

 

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sgarlic said:

When you see the needle pointing near the letter E, get gas.

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HHHhhhhmmmm. I'll have to try that.

 

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46gtsblown

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no low light here.
Also when the tank is full or empty the pickup is in the same place, therefor if there is crap in the tank it will get sucked up regardless of the amount of fuel in the tank.
Dwayne

 

merc123

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I thought the E meant enough.

 

loosescrew79

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just keep driving until the motor stops and if no light comes on its safe to say you don't have a warning light

 

mustangman9812

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I dont have one. I dont think they come on 96-98's

 

tomustang

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no light

 

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The trip meter is useful as a backup fuel guage. Set it to 0 at every fillup. Usually around 230 miles I need to fillup again.

 

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Stang|ess said:

And you shouldn't let it get that low. You're sucking up all that crap in your tank through your filter.

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I thought this was an Urban Legend. I've cut open fuel filters from three of my vehicles before and never found any sand, metal flakes or anything.

 

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it is an urban legend unless you managed to have a rusty tank.

 

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i test drove 98 gt vert last year at stealership
and few mils away from dealership, we ran out of gas. I was like "dude, WTF?" (since i was in passenger seat at the time), sales man was like "i didn't see the fuel light. gauge must be broken.."

We sat there 45min until someone from dealer came with gascan because this idiot salesman didn't know our car don't have low fuel light

 

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merc123 said:

I thought the E meant enough.

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F means Fill

 

jcint

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thanks evryone I was wrong i don't have the low fuel indicator as i thought. Oh well at least now i know it wasn't a burnt bulb or a fuse.

 

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propellerhead said:

I thought this was an Urban Legend. I've cut open fuel filters from three of my vehicles before and never found any sand, metal flakes or anything.

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whoops. read it on SN so it must have been true.

now I can run till the fuel light pops on without fear .