Why car won't start after running out of gas

Asked by Holly Sep 28, 2023 at 07:13 PM about the 2011 Ford Fusion

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I ran out I've gas on the side of the road  And after putting gas in now,
my car still won't start Seems to want to but it's not getting any gas is
there anything I can ti get car home

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Gene answered about a year ago

That old the pump most likely burned out when the fuel ran out as the pump uses the fuel as a coolant, that is why you never run less 1/4 tank of fuel, any less that that and the fuel pump becomes exposed and no longer has fuel around it for cooling so it overheats and burns out.

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