Cadillac Repair: FUEL TROBLE!!, electric fuel pumps, cadillac sedan deville

Question
i have a 1989 cadillac sedan deville.. and the other day i rode it out to an empty tank..i pushed it to ma house then put 20 dollars of gas.....now engine wants to crank but no fire...wants wrong wit ma cadi??

Answer
Hello,

You might have fried the fuel tank mounted fuel pump. Back in the days with carbs, it was no big deal running out of gas. Put some in, crank the engine and as soon as fuel got to the engine it would start.

Fuel injection and electric fuel pumps are different. First, you are dealing with an old fuel pump. It may have sucked enough air to lose its prime and it is now time for a new fuel pump. Just a guess, but it would be the first thing I would consider under the circumstances.

Rob