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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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starts easy sometimes?

does anyone else have a truck or know how to cure a truck that will start quick sometimes and start slow sometimes? I am trying to say the amount of revolutions the engine needs to start.my truck has always had to have a few more turns than I would like to start and yesterday I decided to go ahead and change my fuel filter and when I got done everything was the same until the third or fourth time I started my truck,it seemed like it only needed two revs to start and that was the only time since it has done that so i was wondering what would have caused such an incident?What ever happened I wish my truck started like that every time!!!!!!!!!!By the way my truck was warm.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Connections on the battery can help with this, even when warm. My first, and maybe only, suggestion, see if you can turn the battery terminal post.. Otherwise, wait for the experts..
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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Starter maybe going out. or battery cables like Just said.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Starter maybe going out. or battery cables like Just said.
I had the starter rebuilt and cables are tight and batts are great on load test etc. I know a rebuilt starter is not as good as new.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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my starter is old long style, maybee I need to upgrade to short gear reduction style?
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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