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Question: intermittently won't start after turning off engine at normal temperature

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Tumblebug, 3.0L V6, Denville, NJ, May 08, 2011, 12:48
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Let cool for about 1 hr then the engine will start

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    DaveJHM May 08, 2011, 23:11
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    Sounds like you may have a cam sensor failure. You could also have a fuel pump failure. Hard to say until you test it when the problem occurs and see if either spark or fuel is missing.

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