Bill K Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I was just listening to the XM NASCAR channel & they had a "tip" about fuel pumps. Seems that the gas in the tank helps cool the fuel pump. People that drive around with a near empty tank have more fuel pump failures than folks who keep at least a half tank of gas. Ever heard of that? Its a first for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I have heard that, but the argument to that, is that the fuel is cooling the pump as it is pumped through it as opposed to being submerged in it. I dunno. Both have merit and sound logical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 There's no way I'm driving from station to station just to keep a half tank. In my opinion, not worth the aggravation even if it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 It's true to a extent. Logan Diagnostic LLC www.airbagcrash.com www.ledfix.com www.ledfix.com/yukontaillightrepair.html www.ledfix.com/ledreplacements.html www.ledfix.com/j42385toolrental.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob D Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Statistically, that would be correct. '93 STS.. opened, dropped, wide...fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadian95sts Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I ran my old STS on empty quite often and now that i think of it i did have to replace the fuel pump, car died in the middle of an intersection, NOW THAT WAS EMBARASSING. Not sure if it was directly related to running on empty or not. I went the cheap way and had a used sending unit iinstalled, darn gas guage was always off by a 1/4 tank or so. Matt A good friend will come and bail you out of jail...BUT, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "darn...that was fun!" www.madd.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHE Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 It is the fuel flowing through the pump that cools it. Running until the low fuel message come on will not harm your fuel system. Running out of fuel and attempting to keep the engine running by repeatedly starting the engine is very hard on the fuel pump. Kevin '93 Fleetwood Brougham '05 Deville '04 Deville 2013 Silverado Z71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.