Gas unexpectedly ran out!

[Amdkt7]

I have read about what happens, but forget what exactly it can do. The manuals all warn to not do it, for some reason. I think the point that it becomes a problem is when the gas gets into the vent line, which is right at the top of the fill tube. As long as the gas is below that vent it should be ok. However if it is close and your car gets on a slope such that the gas now tips into it you could be looking at costly repairs. The charcoal canister, as far as I remember.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by Amdkt7

gets on a slope

LOL. You'd be amazed how flat it is around here. Technically, any road that isn't completely flat has some slope....but what one normally thinks of as 'parking on a slope' is almost non existent around here. I'm not just saying that because I've lived in only hilly areas before this -- I think natives here would agree with me re the flatness of the terrain. I like it --- much easier on the car and biking, walking, etc = much simpler (you only have to think about distance, not terrain)....the rest of my family, not so much. They all have to either have hills and mountains around them or mountains within a 3 hour drive.