2000 Ford F-150 difficult starting

Tiny
CHRIS AARON
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I have a 2000 Ford F150 V6 with a manual transmission and about96K miles. The engine runs just fine but sometimes it is difficult to start. It turns over just fine but will not start on every try. I fussed with the start switch on the clutch pedal and that seemd to help for a few days then the problem started again. It appears electrical because when it does start it starts right up. Any help is appreciated.
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 AT 9:59 AM

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Tiny
BLACKOP555
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Are you saying the car wont crank sometimes, or sometimes it wont turn over but crank?
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 AT 11:34 AM
Tiny
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It turns over no problem so the battery and starter are fine. Sometimes it will just continue to turn over but won't start. Eventually it will start right up when I turn it over but it could take several tries. Thanks for the qucik response and Happy Thankgiving.
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 AT 11:50 AM
Tiny
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Next time your having problems starting it spray some starting fluid right int he TB. Let me know if it fires right up and continues to crank, post the results back.

Happy turkey day to you also!
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 AT 9:05 PM
Tiny
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Dumb question. What is the TB?
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007 AT 10:20 AM
Tiny
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Sorry! I meant the throttle body, sorry about the abreviations.
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Friday, November 23rd, 2007 AT 2:16 PM

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