Occasional difficult starting
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Mountain Pass
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Occasional difficult starting
Twice now within probably 1,000 miles or so, Ive had trouble starting my truck. It sounds like it wants to start, but stutters and fails. I'll try a few times and it's the same each time. Yesterday, I had the issue and I pressed down on the accelerator while she was stuttering and she fired up. Ran rough for only a moment or two and then was fine. No smoke or anything.Truck runs perfectly otherwise. It's got 209k miles. Like I said though..... It runs perfectly except for that occasional starting drama. Truck was recently shut down before each event so it was warmed up before it happened each time. Ideas? Thanks everybody.
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So does it start better when cold? If so, +1 check oil level. Also, how old is the oil?
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Mountain Pass
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Oil level looks good. It's been 8 months since the last oil change so it's due. Only about 2,200 miles since the last oil change. Truck doesn't get a lot of miles put on it. It happened both times when the truck was warm/hot. Never happened when it was cold.
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