[nikkormat42]

Hi, my wife told me she pulled out of the drive way and drove about 20 feet and the car died and wouldn't crank. I come home and see that the gas gauge reads as empty. The starter motor turns over strong but the engine never will crank. I assume it must be out of gas and fill it up with 5 gallons. I thought it strange that I had run out after only 240 miles but hoped it was only out of gas. After adding the 5 gallons it still won't start and the needle is still way below the 'E' as if I had added no fuel at all. It currently has about 130K miles and the transmission has been replaced if that's relevant. There are no service lights on and it does say 'Low Fuel'.

It has a been a great car up until that point. She recalls hearing a loud 'Pop' a couple of weeks ago that she thought sounded like the windshield cracking. It has driven fine until two days ago, even took a trip to the coast. The only other thing is the steering wheel is a great deal harder to turn than our '98 Tahoe.

Having read some of the other posts it appears that its the 'Fuel Sending Unit'. I wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas I could try. Any fuses or connections I should check? Are there any guides online to replacing the 'Fuel Sending Unit' and what online site should I buy parts from?

Thanks,
Jon