Help!: My van ran out of gas, now it wont start!?

Sometimes when the gas runs dry the fuel pump loses its prime and it takes a while to get it to pump the gas through. On my old car, pouring gas into the carburetor will usually get it going again. It starts and runs on the gas you poured in the carburetor then runs out and dies. So you are not getting fuel up from the tank. Sometimes it takes several times of pouring a little gas, and trying to start to get the fuel back up to the carb. The clicking is you ran the battery down. You now need to jump start it and try pouring gas in the carb. Also, it may take several gallons in the tank for the fuel pump to get it started if the tank is completely dry, especially if the vehicle isn't sitting quite level. Add some more gas to the tank and get a jump start, you probably just ran out of gas.