Comment Re:Empty Never Means Empty (Score 1) 199
Fuel pumps don't move. They always suck from the bottom of the tank. Overheating is a possibility, but even that is doubtful for a pump that is not already on its way out.
Fuel tanks don't always pull from the bottom. My 1986 Rabbit Convertible has two fuel pumps, one transfer pump on the top of the tank under the back seat which pulls the gas out of the tank and shoots it to the main fuel pump. If you let the tank run dry (or even low and take some hard turns) you risk running the transfer pump dry and having it overheat and die which then causes the main fuel pump to work harder and eventually die a short while afterwards.
I know. It's happened to me. Twice. I've come to the conclusion that keeping your gas tank half full at all times is better than $300 in new fuel pumps.