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ran out of gas now it sputters and chugs along real bad

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#1 ·
i was driving home and my truck ran out of gas. i put gas in it tried to start it and it wouldnt turn over batt. light came on when trying to start so replaced the batteries after cranking a bit it finally started but is running like crap it sputters and chugs along no engine light or anything whats goin on with it? any help???
 
#2 ·
Maybe if you didn't put GAS in you wouldn't have trouble :hehe: sorry. had to! Nah it most likely is air in the lines. Which is badbadbad.
 
#4 ·
Run it and risk hurting your injectors, or bleed/prime the system like you would brakes.
 
#8 ·
did you "prime" the fuel bowl by removing the cap and putting DIESEL fuel in there?
 
#9 ·
i ran it for like 5 mins just enough to get the tank filled up and back home i was scared to run it any longer and no i didnt prime the fuel bowl i just filled a 5 gallon can filled it up put it in the truck and tried to start it and the batt light started to flash tried jumpin it and nothing replaced the batteries and cranked more and it fired up but ran like **** so i filled it up drove it home and now im trying to figure out what to do and hope its not screwed
 
#10 ·
what year truck? your fine by all means im not say do it all the time. . . but anyways... i've run my out twice. yes i know im an idiot. . . anyways it always run like crap for awhile. oh and word of advice. . . if your run out again and you hear it running bad kill it. . .
 
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