"kwreimer" <kwreimer@email.msn.com> wrote:
: Yes, when you run the motor out of gas, this starves the electric fuel pump
: for gas, the gas is what lubricates the fuel pump. you may indeed start to
: have fuel pump probs. Good luck.
I wouldn't lose any sleep over it though. I've run out of gas in
my Dak before, and haven't had any fuel pump problems. (Did it on
purpose to see if I had a low fuel light.) :-) Anyway, that was back
in late '95 or early '96 and its been fine. I also habitually run the
tank down to fairly near empty before filling up, never had a problem.
That's not to say you won't have a problem, but its not like you're
guaranteed to have fuel pump problems just from running out of gas
once.
---Jon-
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