Ok, I ran the car out of gas - new fuel pump from last year did not survive (car cranks from fully charged to dead batt, no start, the only thing that 'was done to it' was to run it out of gas ONCE and only ONCE)...
Replacing it PROPERLY at this point is not an option - I have to make a move on Thursday, and that car has to be on a trailer ready to go to Ft Lewis... I am NOT able to get it on a lift, drop the rear end, and drop the fuel tank (in-tank pumps are STU-PID. Whoever came up with that idea should be SHOT) in the time I have left.
So, I'm wondering if there is a 'hack-job' repair that will either (A) get the car running long enough to drive 5mi (home) and onto the trailer, or (b) get it running long enough to put on the trailer...
Specifically, I'm thinking of sticking an in-line 'universal' fuel pump either in front of the fuel filter, or up under the hood, and trying to 'pull fuel through' the dead in-tank unit. On the 'don't-try-this-at-home line, I'd even consider sticking a tube down the filler neck and running it alongside the car to the hood... I need to get this thing running long enough to load it...
Also, does anyone know any 'other' fixes for this problem - is there any way to re-prime or re-start a non-pumping (bone-dry, air-in-the-lines) EFI fuel pump?.