Re: Fuel mileage / fuel pump

[Kevin Collins <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>]

"Fry, Larry" wrote:
 
> I can understand an electric fuel pump possibly being damaged by running
> dry.  I can't understand how running LOW on fuel could harm it.

Sounds weird to me too.. but.. when my main pump died on me at 70mph up in
Santa Barbara a few months ago, the German Porsche mechanic that swapped it
out for me commented that running low on fuel frequently kills them, too.  
It's either true or a well-spread wive's tale! 

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Kevin Collins
Huntington Beach, CA
'86.5 16V 2.0
'00 Passat GLS 1.8T

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