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Question posted by Anonymous-110269 on May 5th, 2013

I Ran Out Of Gas, Now 2003 Ford Explorer Won't Start. What Could Be The Cause Of

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Answer #1: Posted by TexasDeviL on May 5th, 2013 1:40 PM

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Ok, Heres the first question. Did you put gas back in it?

The ford explorers had weak fuel pumps. So next question, how much gas did you put back in it? If the fuel pump is starting to go out, you may need to have half a tank before it has enough pressure to prime the fuel lines after its been run to empty.

You also could have sucked up the trash in the bottom of the tank into the fuel filter

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