Congrats..
I hit a number on Wednesday, too....
10,000 miles on the CE since South Bend 2002 (yawn) So to celebrate, I ran it out of gas yesterday. Oh, being the curious guy that I am, I wanted to KNOW how far I could go on a tankful. So I put a 1 gallon can of gas (with about a half gallon of gas in it) in the back and decided to see how far I could go. I was driving to Tractor Supply for some stuff yesterday and it did a teeny little hiccup. I was pointed toward a gas station (about 5 miles) so we went directly there. Truck went another mile and shut itself off. Of all the nerve! Coasted to a convenient turn off (bif shaded driveway) and went to turn in... UGH! Man, am I spoiled with power steering and power disc brakes. Anywhoo.... Poured the gallon into the tank and gave a shot to the carb. Fired right up... and promptly quit. Dribbled a bit more in the carb.. Tried again...same result. Cranked it a bit and decided not to run the bateery down. Didn't have my cell phone, either. Walked over to the close by recycle center and called the house. Wife was outside. Just then a neighbor of mine (who I have not yet met) drove in with his '48 Ford pickup street rod. I intro'd myself and off we went to get some more gas. Added a second gallon and a dribble more in the carb. Fired right up and ran fine. Mad? Maybe a little...at myself. But I made a new friend through mild, painless advesity. That was worth it. And now I know my range in the truck...down to the mile Jeff ( second Studebaker I have run out of gas in. Last one was in 1961) Rice