Fuel gauge

[Grant]

Had mine to the bottom of the red yesterday. Rule of thumb I find, is 50 miles after the light comes on, in normal driving conditions (i.e. not hooning)

Mind you, who knows how much shit it will pick up from the bottom of the tank, where the pump is located anyway

1%.....

I might as well set this as my sig!

A fuel pump CAN NOT pick up shit out of the bottom of the tank. Where the hell do you think it picks up its fuel from anyway? If it was from the top of the tank, it would only run if you had a full tank! Also, a 306 tank is not baffled so the fuel is constantly mixing. If the rumours were true and the shit did sit at the bottom of the tank, what would be the need for a fuel filter!?! It's simple physics!
When I took the tank off my 1.8, it was clean as a whistle. The fuel filter however was horrid!

Rant/

I know this, i spent ages smashing my face into the desk when people say this. Most people assume a car runs with a float pump in the tank...