Help...ran Out Of Gas...filled Up..still Wont Run
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Help...ran Out Of Gas...filled Up..still Wont Run
i ran out of gas the other day as i coasted into the gas station, so i filled up...went to crank it up and it just sputtered....i tried it like 50 times and now it wont even sputter....did i suck up some crap from the bottom of the tank and clog something possibly?
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You might've killed your fuel pump, you might've even done it before you reached the gas station. Mine died on a healthy tank of gas and had pretty much the same symptoms.
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yeah, its done for...time for an upgrade i guess. i have true duals, so i dont have exhaust in my way gettin the tank down, and its a 99 so im guessing it will be an easy/self explanitory job
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so its problem number 2. i put in the walbro, the car cranked right up..and smoothed out after a minute or so, but now its lean as can be..i dont smell fuel at idle, even when the car is cold like i used to and the car is down on power...big time...it feels like im missing 30-40 hp...did i possibly clog my filter..or did the computer or 02's cause something to happen when it went lean and sputtered when running out of gas?
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This exact same thing happened to me, I ended up and pulled I THINK the fuel pump fuse, turned the key, then put the fuse back in and it cranked. It might have even been the PCM fuse or ENG fuse, I dont think it would hurt anything to try all three. Just my .02
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i put in a walbro 255 and i just checked pressure, and its just over 60 on the rail, which is good, and when i tach the crap out of it , and it only drops like 3 or 4 pounds for a split second....so im good on pressure and volume it seems...what could have happened?