2001 Pontiac Montana ran out of gas

Tiny
ADAM CREASEY
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  • 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 108,000 MILES
Can you tell me why it will not start after putting in 10gal after it ran out of gas
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 AT 1:37 PM

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Tiny
MASTERTECHTIM
  • MECHANIC
  • 4,750 POSTS
If when it ran out of gas you kept trying to start vehicle then I would say you overheated the fuel pump and now its no good. A electric fuel pump requires fuel to keep the motor cool, when there is no fuel they burn up real quick.
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008 AT 2:00 PM

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