06-01-2014, 06:50 PM
Found out the hard way on the way home from work that when the 205 is showing half full,it's actually empty. 
Thought it was running a bit odd,dropped down to 3 cylinders a couple of times so I pulled over,lifted the bonnet to check for any short circuit sparking and saw nothing.Pulled dizzy cap off and cleaned it,still no better.Tried to nurse it home and it died about 5 miles away.Could tell it was a fuel issue by then and noticed the fuel light was on although the gauge was showing half full.
Luckily,the bloke whose driveway i had broken down next to turned up and I spoke to him,he laughed and sold me some petrol he had for his lawnmower and I made it to the garage.
That WILL catch me out again,I'm bad enough with a working gauge,playing fuel light roulette is fun.
Thought it was running a bit odd,dropped down to 3 cylinders a couple of times so I pulled over,lifted the bonnet to check for any short circuit sparking and saw nothing.Pulled dizzy cap off and cleaned it,still no better.Tried to nurse it home and it died about 5 miles away.Could tell it was a fuel issue by then and noticed the fuel light was on although the gauge was showing half full.
Luckily,the bloke whose driveway i had broken down next to turned up and I spoke to him,he laughed and sold me some petrol he had for his lawnmower and I made it to the garage.
That WILL catch me out again,I'm bad enough with a working gauge,playing fuel light roulette is fun.