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2001 Kia Sportage - 4 cylinder - 2 wheel drive

Last couple of days the KIA has been intermittently not starting.

Engine turns over but does not start. It seems like it takes slightly longer to come to life than normal when it does start.

Once it starts it runs rough for a few seconds. This could be because I have tried pressing the gas pedal to the floor and it could be slightly flooded. However, after it gets over the short rough patch it seems to run like normal.

Today after work I tried to start it for about 15 minutes before it started. I disconnected battery for about 30 seconds and then reconnected it. No good. However, what seemed to work was turning the key off and on rapidly about 10 times before starting. After trying that it started.

Any ideas what could be causing this problem? Don't want to get stranded.