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Mike06_10pm

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i was at home applying my last coat of zaino when my father ask me if i was low on the gas situation. i said yes cause i was at about 75 miles left till E and since i never let it get to a 1/4 tank, he took out some extra gas in the red jug that we use when we snowblow, for the machines(its beautiful out now here in NY but the winters are like hell frozen over). so he put atleast 5 gallons in and i didnt notice a significant increase in the fuel gauge. i really didnt think anything of it and went out for a drive which was about 30 miles around town, all of a sudden i get the 'low gas' warning even though the fuel gauge still says ~half a tank. i tired turning the car on and off, and reset the computer but it stays the same... anyone else have this happen?
 

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Mike06_10pm said:
i was at home applying my last coat of zaino when my father ask me if i was low on the gas situation. i said yes cause i was at about 75 miles left till E and since i never let it get to a 1/4 tank, he took out some extra gas in the red jug that we use when we snowblow, for the machines(its beautiful out now here in NY but the winters are like hell frozen over). so he put atleast 5 gallons in and i didnt notice a significant increase in the fuel gauge. i really didnt think anything of it and went out for a drive which was about 30 miles around town, all of a sudden i get the 'low gas' warning even though the fuel gauge still says ~half a tank. i tired turning the car on and off, and reset the computer but it stays the same... anyone else have this happen?
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Did the gasoline your father pour from the jugs have fuel stabilizer in it? Maybe the fuel in the jug wasn't fresh (jellified)? A two stroke engine like one in a snowblower is less temperamental about fuel than a performance car.
 
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Check the gas cap. Is it tightened? Then I'd fill it up, drive around, drive around some more (any excuse to drive).

I bet it's okay tomorrow. Let us know if the problem continues.
 
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The gas wasn't mixed with oil was it?
 
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