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Old 05-14-2008, 02:23 PM
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Default Re: Are we burning out our fuel pumps?

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Originally Posted by schmidtj View Post
Except cavitation does damage to fuel pumps. So you really don't want to run them dry for that reason.
Not true. Modern pumps are designed to run dry or with partial liquid without any damage at all. Remember these parts are designed for AOW (all of world), and they have to operate in much more demanding environments than here in the US. Modern fuel systems do have no load and low pressure sensing, and the ECU will shut the pump off if it encounters a situation like that.

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