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Posted on Mar 05, 2010

After running out of gas,with 5 gallons gas put in tank, now cant get fuel to engine.

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Possibly clogged fuel filter or fuel pump. With running out of gas the crud that sits on the bottom of the tank may have gotten picked up and push to the filter. Also the gasoline is what cools the pump and with no gas it may have over heated and will need to be replaced. Hope that helps.

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