Will not start after running it out of fuel

Tiny
LAKISHA315
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  • 2002 BUICK RENDEZVOUS
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • 200,000 MILES
My car will not start after I ran out of gas, but I put some in. Usually it cranks up, but this time it did not. What could be wrong with it?
Saturday, December 9th, 2017 AT 8:28 PM

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Tiny
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You should never run your gas tank that low.

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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Sunday, December 10th, 2017 AT 11:02 AM

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