fuel pumps go bad in different ways. most pumps just stop working and then you don't have any gas going to your engine, therefor it just won't run anymore. some other times, the fuel pump overheats after a few minutes and THEN shuts down causing the car to run like ass and then stop running.
If your car is an '82, it doesn't have to pass emissions. I would take the catalytic converter off, replace it with the appropriate piping and see if the car runs better w/o it.
Also, you might want to try putting some gas in it. It is not a good thing to be running it low on gas, especially after it has sat for a long time. There's probably a ton of gunk on the bottom of the gas tank that the fuel pump is trying to suck up... and that's no good!
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