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Originally Posted by jmaryt
this is correct! the pump does run cooler when immersed in fuel,however
the likelihood of the pump burning up is negligible,unless it is no longer pumping
any fuel.if you are on reserve with approximately 2 gallons left,i am sure the engineers have taken this into account,and made allowances with a more durable pump,because
obviously they are aware people will run the car into reserve quite often.
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Yeah, I keep hearing this and can't help but wonder at its urban legend status.
I'd think it may have been the case many years ago but I've consistently driven my cars until the fuel light comes on starting with vehicles from the eighties. Our old '85 van finally got a new fuel pump in the 170k miles range. My '87 Celica never needed a new one to 200k and everything else has gone strong into the upper 100s at least (when the vehicles were replaced - not the pumps). While my experience is hardly statistically significant - it's certainly not something I worry about.