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[WARNING] Running out of gas (Gen III)
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Friends: 6 | Hi Bob, How accurate was the miles to empty number. |
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Friends: 3 | Thanks Bob for the information. Running out of gas is a little like what my Momma taught me about running through the house with scissors... Don't do it! You may get hurt |
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Friends: 0 | You can replace a battery if you're willing to spend over $2,000, plus a few hours' labour to fit it. Or, you could spend under $50 filling the car up. Your choice. There are dire warnings in the manual about the fuel pump being cooled by the liquid fuel and how you should refuel with 25% remaining. I'm following this plan. The media and population in general are already extremely wary about battery life issues; not continuing to drive with no fuel left is exactly what every other car does and if doing this reduces the chance of battery damage, then that's a good thing. In addition, your image shows that the battery is down at two bars, which I would call 'flat'. I think it did continue to run until the battery reached a level at which it's not safe - for battery longevity - to drive the vehicle. |
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Friends: 24 | When the 1st Honda Civic came out in the 1970's I tig welded up a gas tank (in addition to the stock tank) to conform to the internal dimensions of the trunk ... gate valve to open it. Yep ... went all the way from So Cal to the Ozarks on one tank of gas ... so to speak ![]() Interesting read, on the Gen III 'out of gas scenerio'. |
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EVERYONE, before you get into the car (or out of the car) LOOK at your fuel gauge. If it's low then get gasoline immediatly. It's not hard. I'm just beside myself reading all of these posts. | |
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| Blizzard Pearl for Me Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Triad, NC
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I am also kind of scratching my head as to what to do with this new found knowledge. It is akin to saying something like, if you loosen the lug nuts on your wheels and continue to drive, bad things might happen... Bob, I mean no disrespect, and I admire the fact you were willing to risk damage to your Prius for the sake of knowledge. | |
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| Thanked by: | msirach (06-28-2009) |
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