  We have analyzed Chandra observations of 18 low-luminosity early-type
galaxies with L_B < 3 x 10e10 Lo. Thermal emission from hot gas with
temperatures between 0.2 and 0.8 keV comprises 5-70% of the total 0.5-2.0 keV
emission from these galaxies. We find that the total X-ray luminosity from
LMXBs (resolved plus the power-law component of the unresolved emission) scales
roughly linearly with the K-band luminosity of the galaxies with a
normalization comparable to that found in more luminous early-type galaxies.
All of the galaxies in our sample are gas poor with gas masses much less than
that expected from the accumulation of stellar mass loss over the life time of
the galaxies. The average ratio of gas mass to stellar mass in our sample is
M_{gas}/M_*=0.001, compared to more luminous early-type galaxies which
typically have M_{gas}/M_*=0.01. The time required to accumulate the observed
gas mass from stellar mass loss in these galaxies is typically 3 x 10e8 yr.
Since the cooling time of the gas is longer than the replenishment time, the
gas cannot be condensing out of the hot phase and forming stars, implying that
the gas is most likely being expelled from these galaxies in a wind (abridged).
