Starts and shuts off

Tiny
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The cylinder head was replaced. The engine starts and shuts off immediately after.
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 AT 7:59 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
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It sounds like they left a ground wire off of one of the wiring harnesses. Does it have a check engine light on?

If so lets run the codes to see what comes up.
Here is a guide:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Please let us know what happens so it will help others.

Cheers, Ken
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 AT 3:55 PM

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