"Matthew Hunt" <mph@wopr.caltech.edu> wrote in message
news:bigrmi$h0q$1@naig.caltech.edu...
> In article <BB71006E.E11E%e.meyer@ieee.org>, E. Meyer <e.meyer@ieee.org>
wrote:
>
> > You missed the actual question. He was asking how much gas is left in
the
> > tank when the warning light comes on. That answer is not in the owners
> > manual.
>
> So what? With the tank capacity from the manual, and the amount required
> to fill the tank once the light comes on, he knows everything that's
> necessary to answer his question.
>
> Usenet is not meant to substitute for a pocket calculator.

I missed the part where he said that the warning light was actually on.
Maybe he wants this information for future reference when the situation
actually occurs.

I know it made me a little nervous until I filled up the first time it
happened to me. My previous honda ran out of gas just before the light came
on. Maybe now that I'm an expert I can answer posts with a smart-ass
attitude.