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Old 05-19-2013, 06:33 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Lightbulb does any know about low fuel light

does the 1988 honda civic 4dr dx have a low fuel light.. been watching my fuel level and ran it out of gas (and yes i had gas in a can with me) but never seen a low fuel light come on. does it have one or not. thanks for your help.

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My guess would be it doesn't have one, it doesn't work, or it's very well camouflaged. Chumly
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Low Fuel Lights seem to be an American idea, the Japanese seem to feel that a fuel gauge is the right tool to let you know when you are getting low on fuel.
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ok, thanks for your help..at least i know how far i can go with the fuel gauge before running out.
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Some cars may have low fuel light lamp slot, but not lamp.
If you have spare time, you can check if there is a slot for that lamp.
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I am on my sixth car and all of them have had low fuel indicators, but I have only seen it light up once, and not the time that I ran out of gas. My Ultragauge keeps track of how much fuel I have left and it warns me when I only have twenty miles left (less than a gallon)--every twenty seconds!

Maybe my bulb is out or there is some other problem, but a quick search indicated that the light is not very useful, but I would look into your car.

People always tell me to not let my fuel tank get low, but since gas is expensive and my grocery store gives me a discount on gas, I try to wait as long as I can before filling up. Once I have one gallon left, it starts sputtering if I accelerate too hard.

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