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Asked: Jan 04, 2008 - 09:51 PM

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99 kia sportage ran out of gas and it will not start now. any ideas

99 kia sportage. ran out of gas, didn't know it was out of gas, kept trying to start it. put gas in it and now it will not start. any idea why?

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extremebigdog

Date: Jan 05, 2008
Time: 01:00 AM

Sometimes the pump just gets dry and needs to be primed before enough fuel can get to the engine.

Try turning the key to the on position and leaving it there for a few minutes before starting it. If you turn off the interior vent fan then you may be able to hear it buzzing.

I've had a fuel pump burn out from running while there wasn't any fuel. So its also possible that your fuel pump has broken.

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nolefan3

Date: Jan 21, 2008
Time: 09:37 PM

If you do run out of gas make sure you put a full tank of gas in afterwords. this should prime the pump. if that doesnt work you may have damaged the fuel pump trying to restart it.

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buzzzkill

Date: Jul 25, 2008
Time: 08:30 AM

if your truck dont start put a little splash of gas in the the carb or in this case put some in the injectors bugt dont put a lot of gas hope this help

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