If you run it until the green low fuel triangle in the fuel gauge comes on , you still have 35 + miles to go , I've squeezed 40 + miles without running it dry .
The obvious & simple solution is to begin looking for Diesel Fuel when it gets between 1/2 and 1/4 tank as you still have 250 miles to go at that point and if you're not finding Diesel Fuel in So. Cal. within 200 miles , you have another problem best not discussed here.... =8-) .
I see all FLAPS now have nifty cute little 1.5 gallon red plastic fuel cans with built in spouts , you can place this in either side well of the trunk and it should stay put unless you're following me up the canyons .
After Tom ran us out of fuel tantalizingly close to a Cheap Diesel station in Arizona when it was 112° F , I too have the phobia as soon as I get below 1/4 tank but not before .
-Nate
Chip wrote:
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> One of the lesser know axioms of life is that you do not let your MB diesel run out of fuel.
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> Toward that end, I have started thinking about toting some diesel fuel in the trunk of my car. The problem, of course, is that diesel is a traveler and is not happy staying in one place, be it a can, jug, bottle, or milk container.
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> I get this fear that comes upon me as my fuel gauge goes below a quarter of a tank. Locked in state, I begin darting my head from left to right as I precariously travel down life's highway. Almost never does my reassurance come as a "diesel here" sign.
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> It's just not worth it to live out life this way. Surely there is a magical parachute that one can wrap a tiny part of life in security. Please help at least this phobia!
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> Chip
> Houston
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