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Anonymous Posted on May 08, 2011

I ran out of gas put 5 gallons of gas in the car drove car 2 miles. Filled it up. Went to eat. Then drove car 20 miles. Car sat overnight would not start next morning. Relay was changed. All fuses good. Still can't start car. What to do?

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By running the car out of fuel you may have damaged the fuel pump. You need to perform a fuel pressure test with a pressure gauge to see if the fuel pump is working and is working at the proper pressure. You might check your fuel filter as well. I suspect a bad fuel pump.

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    We agree with this but now there is no ignition power

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