Van will not start after running out of gas

CHARLESJACKSON1414

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2007 FORD E-SERIES VAN
6.7L
V10
2WD
AUTOMATIC
350,000 MILES

Ran out of gas yesterday headed into the city and after putting in four gallons the van won't start. I believe I have air in the line and need the location of the Schrader valve to manually bleed it.

Thursday, March 21st, 2019 AT 6:06 AM

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ASEMASTER6371

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Good morning,

There is no bleeding the fuel lines. It does that on its own.

when you run out of fuel, it damages the pump motor. Chances are the fuel pump itself has failed and needs to be replaced. The fuel is a lubricant to the pump just as oil is to an engine. Running it with gas is like running an engine without oil.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-electric-fuel-pump

Do you hear the pump run?

Roy

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Thursday, March 21st, 2019 AT 6:29 AM

CHARLESJACKSON1414

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I have never heard it run before on this van. It was extremely quiet before this happened. And now of course when simply switch it on to try and listen the ignition bell is ringing so loud that it I can't. My F250 was the same way, I had to have my Dad switch it on while I listened from underneath. I believe that you could be right because when I attempted to crank it was spinning over super fast but I never heard it fire.

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Thursday, March 21st, 2019 AT 6:35 AM

ASEMASTER6371

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Keep me updated.

Roy

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Thursday, March 21st, 2019 AT 6:36 AM

CHARLESJACKSON1414

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Back running. Ignition sensor went off when it ran out of gas. Cleared the code with loaner from Advance Auto and magically it turned on immediately. The guy said that this code goes off immediately to cut power to the pump to prevent damage to the pump. Thanks

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Thursday, March 21st, 2019 AT 9:06 AM

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