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I DID NOT "fill my gas tank" and 24 hours later the dash says empty.

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by eurowner, Jun 30, 2023.

  1. Jul 1, 2023 at 5:02 AM
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    uploadadventure It’s all @ColoradoTJ’s fault

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    I drove to Salida and gave his tank the hose treatment.

    My mom lives very close to him...so I am in the area often.
     
  3. Jul 1, 2023 at 6:01 AM
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    How did this happen?
     
  4. Jul 1, 2023 at 6:03 AM
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  5. Jul 1, 2023 at 6:07 AM
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    OP go fill it up and you will soon know the problem. Be honest when you report back. I admit I did this some years back, ran out of gas and had it towed. I swear I filled it up to this day but the pump clocked and stopped fueling and I toonever saw a charge on my debit card.
     
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  6. Jul 1, 2023 at 6:08 AM
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    IME a bad sending unit will do that. When my tank is down to about 2/3 full the gauge goes to zero then reads correctly again after some miles lol
     
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  7. Jul 1, 2023 at 6:09 AM
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    Ha… a few years ago, got up, got dressed, ate breakfast and then went to work. I couldn’t figure out why the office was empty. Then I realized that it was 3 AM in the morning instead of 6 AM. I think a gas pump fill mixup is possible with or without a receipt or looking at the pump readings. Things happen!
     
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  8. Jul 1, 2023 at 6:47 AM
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    Well...at least you didn't go in on Sunday at 3am.
     
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  9. Jul 1, 2023 at 8:23 AM
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    I know what's wrong with it! I didn't put no gas init!:rofl::rofl::rofl:

    Yeah, just filled up 18.8 gallons and back to normalcy. And no leaks!

    First time I have done that.:anonymous:. Hot damn I am good at stressing myself out!:burp:

    Thanks for the help, joking, and perfect snark! Y'all are awesome :hattip:
     
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  10. Jul 1, 2023 at 8:25 AM
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    No public bruises showing.

    Say hi next time!
     
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    is that the new segway edition? probably costs 100k. does it have 4wd?
     
  12. Jul 1, 2023 at 8:40 AM
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    Yep, I know that and the fuel pump gets angry.
    I had a 1988 VW Quantum syncro Wagon for a long time and its in-tank fuel pump has a rubber isolator which was NLA/obsolete in 1994. That rubber isolator deteriorates quickly when it's out of gasoline so I got into the habit of not going lower than 1/4 tank. So now I try to fill up before the Tacoma fuel light turns on.
     
  13. Jul 1, 2023 at 8:41 AM
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    How my body reacts to aging is the unforgiving bxxch!
     
  14. Jul 1, 2023 at 8:42 AM
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    Winner winner!
     
  15. Jul 1, 2023 at 8:47 AM
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    I am a kidney donor and have been professionally trained to pee on command by Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, now.
     
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    :censored::lalala::rant::tumbleweed:
     
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    I have been up both as well, I live in CO and from NH. I have also driven up Haleakala and Mauna Kea in Hawaii and the rental JK did exactly that on Mauna Kea!
     
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    I am one of the few people that live in CO that has, still, never used cannabis or any 'not legal' substances.
     
  19. Jul 1, 2023 at 9:17 AM
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    rotorvalve.jpg
     
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