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Question posted by michaelnewman9 on May 13th, 2013

Low Fuel Light Comes On And Engine Shuts Down At 1/4 Tank

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Answer #1: Posted by TexasDeviL on May 13th, 2013 11:06 AM

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The pick up tube for the fuel tank may have cracked and at 1/4 of a tank its now unable to get a good enough draw to pull the gas out of the tank.

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