My Tracker will start but will not acclerate

Tiny
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  • 1996 GEO TRACKER
My tracker will start but will not acclerate. It was run out of gas immedately prior to this problem starting. What could be the cause.
Monday, November 19th, 2012 AT 9:10 PM

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Tiny
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In tank fuel pumps are cooled and lubricated by the fuel in the tank. When you run a car out of gas or very low, it pumps a lot of air through the pump which overheats it and causes some severe wear and many times, failure when they cool off.
You will need to use a fuel pressure gauge to verify this
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Monday, November 19th, 2012 AT 9:17 PM

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