MattyB
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Registered: 13th Nov 01
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Originally posted by Gambit
your engine will be fine, if you constantly are in the red
and before you get the usual people spouting about pickin up all the crap at the bottom of the tank, your tank & filler neck is plastic
u only get crud in it, if it rusts (plastic dont rust does it!), plus you have a fuel filter
your still a dick head for runnin out of petrol though!
[Edited on 12-11-2003 by Gambit]
Ermm the main problem is water. Over time, condensation builds up in the tank. Water is heavier than fuel, and so sits at the bottom of the tank. Now on most cars, the feed is from 2/3" from the bottom of the tank. When the tank is full, the feed sucks the fuel (mostly from above and slightly below its position - ie: petrol). However, when u start runnin the tank right down, it sucks up the water + fuel mixture from the bottom of the tank instead.
A Fuel filter will not filter water from fuel, and so it runs into engines. 90% of the time, this will be ok, but like on my bro's old Nova GTE, the one time he ran low, it cost him quite a bit to repair!!!
Altho, i never had a prob on my 1.2i corsa ever!!
Matt
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sxi16vjoe
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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bad news is i spilt a bit of petrol on my car when pouring it in and its reacted with the laquer on my arches!!!!
looks like it's have to be re-done.
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charcoalgrill
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
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i did it on my way to work, got stuck on the hill, and had to walk 10 mins to station. yes i was late. that was a bad day.
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the_legend_of_yrag
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Registered: 7th Jul 03
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Only done it once, going from my house to a mates, (about 5 minutes away) Got to almost out my village and it conked out so just asked some random guy in the street at 11pm and he went n got some from his garage for me  top bloke lol
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sxi16vjoe
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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yeah some woman came out in the street in her pj's and overed to hokld the funnel for me!!
top girl!my m8s were lookin out the window laughiin at me struggling!!
bastads!still i got to rag the beemer!!!
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Redcorsa69
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: Rotherham
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haha, did it on the motorway last year. Havin a row with the missus an raggin the tits off it forgettin I had just enough fuel to get to cinema and back driving sensibily, doh!
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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aha well done joe ive also done this/
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sxi16vjoe
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its sure been an eventful week ant!!
but looks likes corsas going anyway to make room for a new toy!!!!!
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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haha is it jap or german
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
£5 would get me to the end of the road and back.
Well, morelike 20-30 mile tops. :loL: Dammmmmmmm, still worth it 
i get 60ish from £5 nerrr nerrrr
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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I ran out when i had my nova sr. The fuse that runs the dash blew so all my dials and instruments went. Thought i had about 50 miles worth left when it conked out.
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sxi16vjoe
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Originally posted by antscorsa
haha is it jap or german
maybe brittish 
if not then jap.....
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
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Originally posted by Kerry
well your a boy what ya expect
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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There is a theme emerging about novas
I used ot have an sr had adodgy carb cut out near my house, got mate to come and look at it and there was no petrol omg how silly did I feel stoopid god damn fuel gauge 
My mates the best at this he always runs it near enuf dry but always just manages to get to the petrol station I mean it's chugging when we're rolling in
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Makarus
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Registered: 25th Jun 02
Location: Nottingham/Derbyshire Boarder.
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quote:
Originally posted by fadscorsa
quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
£5 would get me to the end of the road and back.
Well, morelike 20-30 mile tops. :loL: Dammmmmmmm, still worth it
i get 60ish from £5 nerrr nerrrr
How the hell do you manage that?? I get £40-45 miles from £5 on average, can get 50-55 if I drive really really carefully. I have a 1.2 8v aswell,
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sxi16vjoe
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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cos fad drives like an old woman!!
he let me take his car out the other nite think i got 5miles outta a fivers worth lol
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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wtf did u do to it to get £1 a mile
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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british, hmmm cant believe fad lets u drive it haha, thought ud b tempted for the 2 litre now
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sxi16vjoe
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Originally posted by jr
wtf did u do to it to get £1 a mile
had to test it!!
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sxi16vjoe
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Kent
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yes british maybe jap!!!
if anything tempted me away from the corsa!!i want big power and comfort!!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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caviler turbo, i will be purchasing one of these next year 
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sxi16vjoe
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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i would do one thing with a cav turbo...
dump the engine in a nova.
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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NOOOOOOO, to many ppl do this and keep breaking nice cav turbos, i want to get one and run it on a phase 5 chip 
[Edited on 13-11-2003 by jr]
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