97 accord Car didn’t want to start, Gas light on, had 3.5 gallons left in the tank
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97 accord Car didn’t want to start, Gas light on, had 3.5 gallons left in the tank
Car didn’t want to start, Gas light on, had 3.5 gallons left in the tank
97 accord ex, 4 dr, 4 cyl, 123k, I think it has a 17.9 gallon gas tank
While I was driving the gas light came on. I turned off the car to get something. When I tried to turn the car back on it didn’t want to start. It had power and cracked. I pumped the gas pedal 9 times and it started. I pumped 14.5 gallons gas afterward. Works fine now.
Had my fuel filter changed 2 years ago.
If there was 3.5 gallons in the gas tank when it was off, why did it not want to start?
What problems could I have?
Is it weather related?
Is it that the car is just too old?
Thank you in advance
97 accord ex, 4 dr, 4 cyl, 123k, I think it has a 17.9 gallon gas tank
While I was driving the gas light came on. I turned off the car to get something. When I tried to turn the car back on it didn’t want to start. It had power and cracked. I pumped the gas pedal 9 times and it started. I pumped 14.5 gallons gas afterward. Works fine now.
Had my fuel filter changed 2 years ago.
If there was 3.5 gallons in the gas tank when it was off, why did it not want to start?
What problems could I have?
Is it weather related?
Is it that the car is just too old?
Thank you in advance
Last edited by businessmanph; Jan 27, 2009 at 03:45 PM.
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Re: 97 accord Car didn’t want to start, Gas light on, had 3.5 gallons left in the tan
Car didn’t want to start, Gas light on, had 3.5 gallons left in the tank
97 accord ex, 4 dr, 4 cyl, 123k, I think it has a 17.9 gallon gas tank
While I was driving the gas light came on. I turned off the car to get something. When I tried to turn the car back on it didn’t want to start. It had power and cracked. I pumped the gas pedal 9 times and it started. I pumped 14.5 gallons gas afterward. Works fine now.
Had my fuel filter changed 2 years ago.
If there was 3.5 gallons in the gas tank when it was off, why it not want to start?
What problems could I have?
Is it weather related?
Is it that the car is just too old?
Thank you in advance
97 accord ex, 4 dr, 4 cyl, 123k, I think it has a 17.9 gallon gas tank
While I was driving the gas light came on. I turned off the car to get something. When I tried to turn the car back on it didn’t want to start. It had power and cracked. I pumped the gas pedal 9 times and it started. I pumped 14.5 gallons gas afterward. Works fine now.
Had my fuel filter changed 2 years ago.
If there was 3.5 gallons in the gas tank when it was off, why it not want to start?
What problems could I have?
Is it weather related?
Is it that the car is just too old?
Thank you in advance
-1 unusable (sump)
Look for any Parking Lot Rash on the bottom of the tank. There have been incidents where a past impact bent the fuel pickup up out of the sump area; effectively lowering the available capacity. Parking on an incline can make it worst by uncovering the pickup during low fuel levels.
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