do you spell alzheimer's with an ei or an ie?

ps, good for you for pulling it all out and getting into it. that's how you figure it out, right?

I before E, except after C. ;)

I did stop at that gas station. I remember the details. It was a top tier station... and I thought thprice was very competitive. When the card machine asked to add $.75 for convenience... that pissed me off. Started pumping gas... let it fill... walk to the owner telling him how shady it was to post on the board the low price, only to get hit with his fee.

Returned to the pump... 14 point something gallons. I remember it because we drive so few miles in town I didn't want to be sitting on a bunch of gas. When I got in the car and saw the "near" empty... I figured something was broken in the tank. I then reset the trip odometer so I'd know when it was getting close to refuel.

Haven't checked the trip oometer, yet... but venture it'll read under 40 miles.

$65 tow/$15 tip for the four miles home. No big. $80 for an empty tank, lol.

Going to get some gas later today.

Running out of gas has forced our hand to buy another vehicle. Wife picking up a car from Turo today. That'll get us around for a spell.

Chat soon. :cheers:

Sounds like when my son in law, who is a dealership mechanic, ran out of gas in a Prius and had me drive two hours to tow him because he thought there was a problem with the engine.

So you didn't get gas, but did you pay the convenience fee?

If you find that you need parts, let me know. I tested a spare pump and sender for a '97 to '01 recently and know it's good.

Gee.. perhaps 'that stuff' is bad for you..? LOL :p

[QUOTE=Starter986;655009] Going to get some gas later today. [QUOTE]

Is your car running after filling up the tank?

[QUOTE=Gilles;655052][QUOTE=Starter986;655009] Going to get some gas later today. Did nothing to it the past two days. This morning I'll make sure the sending unit properly is positioned (since I looked inside the tank). I've ~2 gallons in a can. Will put that in then getting a couple more gallons. Will jump the pump... see if any fuel pumps into the jar. It does? Then I'll prime it. II expect it to start.

I'll then spend a couple hours buttoning everything else back up.

Will report back... :cheers:

Snugged in the sending unit... sealed it up... tray... battery... ~4 gallons of gas... primed the fuel pump employing the jumper.

It did make some greaat noise as it quenched it's thirst. Haven't heard that noise since my first marriage.

Turned the key. Fired up. Runs... sounds fine.

Now to button it all back up.

Thank you, again, to everyone who offered recommendations and suggestions. I did discover that the low-dollar pressure/fuel device I bought at HF wasn't equipped to work on the car. I need to get some fittings.

Cheers! :cheers: