Ran out of gas, now won't start.

This afternoon my '96 Blazer ran out of gas on a steep downgrade. I put three gallons in the tank, and then turned the ignition switch on and let it sit for a minute or two before trying to start it, thinking the fuel pump needs to send gas to the engine before I try cranking it. The engine turns over fine, but it just won't fire, and it seems like it isn't getting any gas. After a few tries, the 'check gauges' light came on, and I noticed the fuel gauge shows empty or has quit working. Do I need to put more than three gallons in the tank to get it going again, or do I have a more serious problem?
Thanks in advance for any help.

Throw a match in it.

probably a clogged fuel filter sucked in at the bottom of the tank. replace filter and try again.

How do you get to the #2,4,6 spark plugs? What do you have to move or unbolt?

smitty

go threw the wheel well

Hire mr goodwrench

i thought i ran out of gas but i really had a bad fuel pump. had to remove the gas tank in my 2002 blazer to get to it.

My son ran his 2000 blazer of gas. We changed the fuel pump and filter. It will start for about 3 seconds then die. We checked the security light in the car like a mechanic told to and that was fine. ANY IDEAS???

I forgot my Mazda MPV running.(It was very cold outside...so I was warming up the engine.) An hour later it was out of gas...and had dead battery. The next day I put in 5 gallons of gas, and tried to jumpstart it. I even tried to charge the battery. The MPV did nothing. The headlights do turn on, but not the interior lights. The ignition does not even make a clicking sound when I turn the key. Do you have any ideas as to what the problem could be ?

Yo Darren,
had the same issue with my Mini - was the starter.
needed a bit of cleaning on mine but you might have to change yours..
considering the post is from 2011 it's probably fixed by now :-)

you're a real class act mr. good wrench. I'd like to throw a wrench at you!

Again what a lame post. I would like to throw a match a you're Toyota. Get a real car chumstick!