2001 Ford Escort fuel pump

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2001 Ford Escort Front Wheel Drive Automatic 92,000 miles
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2001 Ford Escort. Yesterday morning, temps were below zero. Wife went to start car which was low on fuel. Car started grudingly, ran about 1 minute, started coughing then died. Low fuel light came on, she attempted to start it again, started grudingly, ran 15 seconds the died, Rest lever was not tripped, i added 2 gallons of fuel, but wouldn't start. Do I need to fill tank completely or is there damage to fuel pump.
Jan 26, 2008 at 8:31 AM
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[quote:c15c2249cc="silver bullet"]Other Category problem
2001 Ford Escort Front Wheel Drive Automatic 92,000 miles
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2001 Ford Escort. Yesterday morning, temps were below zero. Wife went to start car which was low on fuel. Car started grudingly, ran about 1 minute, started coughing then died. Low fuel light came on, she attempted to start it again, started grudingly, ran 15 seconds the died, Rest lever was not tripped, i added 2 gallons of fuel, but wouldn't start. Do I need to fill tank completely or is there damage to fuel pump.[/quote:c15c2249cc]
Jan 26, 2008 at 8:39 AM
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