Kyle, and others,
Most late model vehicles with fuel injection and fuel pumps located in
the gas tank have pumps that use the fuel for lubrication/cooling. If
you run the tank dry, you run the risk of overheating the pump. A common
practice with the Impala SS crowd is to fill up at 1/4 tank. That way,
you guarantee that the pump will remain (mostly) submerged in its cooling
bath of fuel. Some have even noted that they had burned wires in the
tank when they went to replace them, indicating how hot things can get
there. No danger of fire, not enough O2 to do anything, but they were
having to replace an expensive pump.
If you follow the rule of refueling at 1/4 tank, I bet your pumps live a
lot longer. I do this with all our injected cars. Kind of sucks,
though, with a full tank, the SS can go aver 400 miles. I usually stop
at 360. Just my $0.02.
Gene Beaird
98 Flame Red CC R/T
Houston, Texas
><< 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
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