Will your car runnig out of gas hurt anything?

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09-19-2006, 11:13 AM

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Will your car runnig out of gas hurt anything?

Just wondering if your car runs out of gas or starts to run out of gas, will it hurt anything(ie fuel pump, engine?)?

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09-19-2006, 11:21 AM

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Well its not good for the fuel pump thats for sure. Sometimes it can be hard to get restarted if you dry out the tank.

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09-19-2006, 11:43 AM

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I ran mine out of gas once and it cost me a new fuel pump. FYI

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09-19-2006, 11:48 AM

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well I didn't run out of gas but I could feel it start to hestate a little coming off a light, but luckily there was a gas station 100 feet away. What do you think? After filling up, it started right up.

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09-19-2006, 12:04 PM

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The car is fine. Just dont pull a DR and run it out of gas, unless you want an excuse to replace it.

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09-19-2006, 12:22 PM

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thanks for your advice

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09-19-2006, 01:11 PM

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I have run out of gas before and did not have to replace the fuel pump. It was a cool night so maybe that helped. I was idling when it happened.

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09-19-2006, 01:23 PM

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If it just runs out of gas & dies then you're fine.....now if you keep trying to re-start after it dies, you'll spin that lil fuel pump to pieces and will be dropping the tank soon after.

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09-19-2006, 04:13 PM

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The fuel pump relies on fuel moving through the pump to cool it. So you can see why trying to turn the fuel pump with no fuel can be dangerous, the pump will overheat and die. FYI.

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09-19-2006, 08:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jmm98LS1

If it just runs out of gas & dies then you're fine.....now if you keep trying to re-start after it dies, you'll spin that lil fuel pump to pieces and will be dropping the tank soon after.

Quote"The fuel pump relies on fuel moving through the pump to cool it. So you can see why trying to turn the fuel pump with no fuel can be dangerous, the pump will overheat and die. FYI.

Good to know.

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