Re: Out of gas and dead.......

From: KURTZ ERIC (erics5.9@home.com)
Date: Sun Jul 25 1999 - 08:04:52 EDT


Kyle,
  Gene sucked the last of his gas out though, at the bottom of every
tank there is some setament that will clog your injectors if you run
your tank empty as apposed to just having the fuel pump shut down.
Eric

GrnDak4x4@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 99-07-24 23:49:21 EDT, you write:
>
> << Anyone on the list cleaned the injectors in a Gen II Dak? I screwed up and
> let my 95 run out of fuel today (DOH!) and now it is dead in the water. I
> added a gallon of fuel but it was running on about 4 cyl as I tried to make
> it to the gas station. A short distance from the house it died and would not
> restart. The wife did a great job towing me home with the R/T (yes, it will
> tow more than 2000#), anyway I am figuring the injectors are clogged with
> some crap.........Ideas from anyone?
>
> Looks like Sealy is out for me in the 95........hmmmmmmm maybe its time to
> take the R/T out........ 8^) >>
>
> In a way my 93 died due to lack of fuel on 4-5 different occassions. All of
> them were due to the pump failing(4 times) and thus not having gas or gas
> pressure; so basically the same thing as running out of gas. Every time on
> mine when the pump was replaced it cranked right up and started.
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6;107,000 miles



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