Is running out of gas bad for the car?
09-08-2004, 07:30 AM
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Yes.
1. You're sucking up all the crud in the tank when you get to the bottom, though this should get filtered in the fuel filter.
2. You're running the car lean at the moment you run out.
2. You're running the car lean at the moment you run out.
09-09-2004, 11:59 AM
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I find that odd, because when I replaced the pump
it stands on end so how could it be in fuel all the time if the tank is anything but full? I always run the tank empty till the point that the car dies and the cel comes on. I did this with the stock pump all the time to remove all of the gas before putting in the race fuel and never once had a problem with it. I also do it with the Walbro and have not seen a problem.
09-12-2004, 02:56 PM
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Which it does when it has fuel going thru it.
The top of the pump is almost at the top of the tank, so its not like the pump is in fuel at all times. If its not pumping fuel then the car is not going to run anyway. There is also a sensor that ecu looks at when the fuel has gone too low, which will throw a DTC also.