Started on a short trip to the hardware store this morning. Speedster started right up, checked the vitals and everything was fine, including an apparent full gas tank. 8 miles later I was pulled off the shoulder of a country road as the car had just died. Walked through my basic diagnostics and noted no fuel in the see through fuel filter, popped the bonnet, removed the fuel tank filler cap, rocked the car back and forth and lo and behold, no swishing sound from the tank.
My always accomodating wife brought a five gallon can of 91 octane and within 90 seconds the car was running and everything was just peachy.
So where do I work back from to determine why my fuel gauge has decided to lie to me? It has been fine since I acquired the car, until now. No other issues. I suspected the gauge was pretty inaccurate, but it just registers full no matter what now.
Interestingly enough, with a fresh tank of gas after running every last drop out, the car is actually running a little better now, as it has been bogging when I back off after hard acceleration, no backfire, but isn't doing it now. Still need Michael B's aircooled guy to go through a tuneup on the dual Dells but it is running better. (engine is a 2110 stroker / dual Dells etc.)
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