[Reddog99]

Ditto to Reddog99's logic. ...... That can't be good for either the pump or injectors since the fuel is bound to provide some amount of lubrication.

Pump (lack of) lubrication won't enter into the equation either. Since the engine will not run without fuel, and the pump will not run with the engine stopped, then the pump will not run if it runs out of gas....

 

[Reddog99]

I think that the assertion that a fuel pump will overheat if the fuel level is low is an "old wives tale". The fuel pump is cooled by the fuel that flows through it, not by being immersed. And remember that the pump flows FAR in excess of what is being used, with the remainder being returned to the tank continuously. The heat sink theory is baloney, too. With the fuel sloshing around the vast expanse of the tank, it will cool easily.

As far as driving past the "0" miles display, I've driven at least 50 miles past 0, and still only filled up 11.7 gallons. So even then, there was plenty of gas left to "cool" the pump