On 7/25/05 9:10 PM, in article YXgFe.2674$j21.1369@news01.roc.ny, "High"
<789@123.456> wrote:

> My daughter bought a 2000 Accord EX V6 on Saturday. She was driving on
> the freeway yesterday and it died (the guage showed between E and 1/4
> and the low fuel light hadn't come on). She called triple A and after a
> 2 hour wait they arrived, put in 1 gallon of gas and it started right
> up. When she filled the tank it only took 11 gallons of gas. I'm new to
> Honda's so I'm asking here if this may be a common problem. My guess is
> a weak fuel pump or a semi-clogged filter but maybe you knowlegable
> people have a different explanation of what it could be? I have a fuel
> pressure tester but no specs on what it should read for this car. Any
> help would be appreciated. The car was as-is so "take it back to the
> dealer" would not be an appropriate answer. Thanks in advance.

The low fuel light might not work & the gauge also might be messed up.
Since she just got it, there are lots of possibilities, most of which
probably have something to do with why it was traded by the previous owner.

There could be some water in the tank. That would cause it to stop and
later restart as you described.

Look for any dents or obvious damage to the tank, then if you don't find
any, my next guess would be water in the tank or a clogged filter (which is
also in the tank on a 2000).