Ran out of Gas sh@# f%$%, Now it won't start...... Options

[ldino21]

Driving the car home last night with the gas gauge reading 1/2 full my car all of a sudden sputtered and stalled like it ran out of gas!! I went to the gas station got a gallon of gas and it still would not start.

Is there anything special I should know, to try to get this to start? could I have blown a fuel injector?? Is maybe a gallon not enough in the tank and I need to add a couple more??

Any suggestions would help!!

By the way its a 1973 1.7 with D-Jet injection

[ArtechnikA]

Driving the car home last night with the gas gauge reading 1/2 full my car all of a sudden sputtered and stalled like it ran out of gas!!

"like" it ran out of gas?

did it or didn't it ? do you have a reason not to trust the gauge ? did you stick the tank for a more reliable indicatition ? did you look inside ? if there's axtually half a tank of gas, adding another gallon won't help your problem ...

if you "suddenly" lost half a tank of gas, look for the source of the big leak, and fix that.

if it actually has gas, check for the other likely suspects: fuel pressure (do you hear the pump running?) and ignition (more likely).

if you actually -did- run out of gas and your gauge is defective (although - usually the light will still work unless you have a stuck float...) it may take several key on/key off cycles to purge the air from the fuel loop and develop fuel pressure. you should hear the fuel pump run a second or two when you cycle the key.