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Can't start engine (cold temp + low fuel)

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Old 12-19-2007, 12:37 AM
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Can't start engine (cold temp + low fuel)

I was out tonight and ended up having to get a ride home. Basically this is all that happened, what is your best guess?

Drove about 10 miles, did some drifting in some snow and arrived at my destination. I got stuck a few houses away so i did a lot of forward and reverse. I noticed my gas was low but the check gauges light never came on. I got it unstuck and shut it off. Went inside, came out turned it on and it was like staying at 500 rpms and wouldnt rev. It eventually died. I repeated a few times and it would start then sputter and die. It turns over just fine, electrical is fine, battery is new and has a good charge.

I filled the tank up with a few more gallons of gas just to be safe. It did the same thing. The engine turns over and spark seems fine but it just isnt starting.

Is my fuel pump dead or are my lines frozen? Anyway to get it home with a dead pump and what are symptoms of that? Any other ideas to try?
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Without testing the fuel pressure, there's no way to know if its getting fuel. It isn't unusual for the stock pump to die after the tank is run dry.
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