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[email protected] (hhf12345) wrote:
>My 2003 Yukon wouldn't start the other day and was towed to the
>dealer. They said that because it was parked on an incline for about
>36 hours with a relatively low fuel level (but more than enough to
>keep the low fuel warning light from coming on), the fuel pump in the
>tank couldn't pump enough gas to get it going. After adding fuel, it
>started and runs fine. Anyone else had this problem? Seems like a
>poor design.
Just a thought, keep your fuel level above 1/4 of a tank.
I guess for me growing up in a small town where the gas station was not
open 24/7 helped drill that into my head. You never know when you are
going to have to go somewhere, and there is not an open gas station close.
Depending on how long the tank is, and how steep the incline was it could
have been enough for all the gas to flow past the baffles inside the
tank. You just need to be aware of that now.
~Brian
[email protected] (hhf12345) wrote:
>My 2003 Yukon wouldn't start the other day and was towed to the
>dealer. They said that because it was parked on an incline for about
>36 hours with a relatively low fuel level (but more than enough to
>keep the low fuel warning light from coming on), the fuel pump in the
>tank couldn't pump enough gas to get it going. After adding fuel, it
>started and runs fine. Anyone else had this problem? Seems like a
>poor design.
Just a thought, keep your fuel level above 1/4 of a tank.
I guess for me growing up in a small town where the gas station was not
open 24/7 helped drill that into my head. You never know when you are
going to have to go somewhere, and there is not an open gas station close.
Depending on how long the tank is, and how steep the incline was it could
have been enough for all the gas to flow past the baffles inside the
tank. You just need to be aware of that now.
~Brian
