Is it typical for fuel pumps to whine when they suck in a little air?

[aggressive male]

My fuel pump sometimes whines. Yesterday it was whining and then the car stopped running. I thought it meant the fuel pump was at the end of it's life so I had it towed home. Let me point out the gas guage doesn't work but I thought I had enough gas. Anyway I tried starting it today and it would run for a few seconds then stop. I kept trying to start it and it would run less each time. So I added gas and it runs now. Apparently it was out of gas. But whatever, I just wanted to know if when a fuel pump whines if it means it momentarily sucked in air because the gas sloshed away from the in tube? Because the pump sounds fine now.

[aggressive male]

Oh yeah, maybe I should point out this is a gm product with a very flat fuel tank directly under the trunk floor so I guess that makes the problem worse right?

[camcojb]

every electric fuel pump I've had is louder if they cavitate by pulling in air with the fuel, like running out of gas, or overheated fuel.

Jody

[aggressive male]

every electric fuel pump I've had is louder if they cavitate by pulling in air with the fuel, like running out of gas, or overheated fuel.

JodyThanks camcojb, I thought so. Btw, is Wilton California in the north or Southern California? The reason I want to know is because my fuel pump seems to make more noise in the cold sometimes. I don't know how cold it gets in WIlton so I don't know if you'd know anything about that.

[camcojb]

Thanks camcojb, I thought so. Btw, is Wilton California in the north or Southern California? The reason I want to know is because my fuel pump seems to make more noise in the cold sometimes. I don't know how cold it gets in WIlton so I don't know if you'd know anything about that.

Northern California, Sacramento basically. It gets freezing and below briefly during the winter here.

Jody