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Question: START PROBLEMS

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Visitor, 5.9L V8, Batavia, NY, March 19, 2010, 05:43

WON'T START. DOES HAVING IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE POSE A PROBLEM STARTING?

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, March 19, 2010, 05:57
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    Having it in 4WD won't make a difference in starting. Big red wire at the starter should have battery power all the time. A brown wire brings power down to the starter when you turn the ignition switch to "start" position via a starter relay in the power distribution box (fuse box) Check fuse #2 (30 Amp) it is in the circuit.

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