i ran out of dielsel, put about 9 litres back in but van wont start.

2002 FORD TRANSIT
120,000 MILES
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STE4123
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i have no idea what to do and have only tried starting the van. not messed around with anything else
Nov 4, 2011 at 8:29 AM
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FIXITMR
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try filling filter manually. takes a while for fuel to work it's way back to air free. you can use wd40 or similar as spray start into intake to get it to run and speed up process. try NEVER to let this happen again as it's generally a pain in the head!
Nov 4, 2011 at 12:23 PM
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