I agree that the DTE is most needed when it starts to read lo.

Although the fuel is always pulled from the bottom of the tank, so not sure what you are saying there Ogie.

 

Actually I thought fuel is pulled from the top of the tank via the float. Is that just old school? What I do know is that "junk" in a tank, and even moisture, is really a thing of the past. Between the fact that these are new vehicles, and that gas is so much cleaner than it was many years ago, running down low really doesn't hurt anything with the exception of leaving a tank low during winter months; then you increase the likely hood of moisture.

But please understand, my KJ only got 200 or so miles per tank. Filling it at 1/4 would mean filling at around 175 miles. I drive 15k per year, so I'd be filling up 2x per week at least! Now with the JK at least it's a 22.5 tank and I'm getting about 2 MPG more, so every bit helps.

 

Thanks for clarifying the purpose of the float. Yes, running a pump without liquid will eventually burn it out. I think it would take a long time based on the fact that I often leave my winter pool cover pump running dry for WEEKS and it's still going.

Besides, I have a LIFETIME bumper to bumper warranty

I still say I want my guages to work, not turn into idiot lights. The rest is just fun banter.

 

Yeah! Lifetime of Chrysler!

(I really hope they last a while!)

 

I KNOW, I KNOW. All I can hope is that someone else would pick up the Jeep brand and honor the warranty. Hey, a guy can hope, can't he?

 

It's a chrylser warranty. I had an aftermarket on my last jeep (10/100k B2B) and the company was shut down due to insufficient reserves. BUT THEY PAID MY CLAIMS! Yet Hawaii Attorney General went after them in Colorado and shut them down, so I was left without a warranty.

Anyway, this is a Chrysler B2B warranty for life. It's a wrap to the lifetime powertrain warranty. I had gotten a post card directly from Chrylser just before my purhcase for 50% of MSRP on warranty, and when I went to the dealer, they were aware of it and quoted me $1,400 for 100k B2B wrap, and $1,700 for lifetime. That's the 50% off MSRP. Like I said, it's from Chrysler. I haven't received the actual contract yet, but I haven't paid for it all yet either (they have 12 months interest free financing).

We'll see. Hopefully, it will last long enough for me.

 

Yes, you are correct in that it is an "inclusive" not "exclusive" warranty. Meaning it covers listed items, as opposed to listing excluded items. But it looked pretty comprehensive.

And yes, normal wear items like brake pads, bulbs, etc are not covered.

Interestingly enough, clutches are wear items, but auto transmissions are lifetime backed.

 

Yes, that and the fact that I've seen many a high end Jeep wipe out a clutch by stepping on the left pedal during a water or mud crossing. In my area, I am in my share of both! If I were in Moab or in other serious rocky areas, I'd consider a stick. (And mind you, I LOVE driving a stick).

 

Can you explain this?
you know, you think someone would have told me this before my first ride in a couple of weeks.....

 

If you are in water or deep mud such that the clutch area is submerged a bit, if you have to step on the clutch you will get water, dirt, sand, etc inside the clutch. At the least, you may have to wash it out and dry it before the Jeep will move again. At the worst, as someone here posted last week, you'll wipe out some pricey parts.

so while you can certainly pick a gear and stick with it for forward travel through water, there are definitely times when you lose forward momentum and have to back up and try again, like here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCCFO458vWw