Q: slow start rate, runs fine but if you drive long distance cut it off won't crank unless you let it cool off?

asked by on November 29, 2017

Truck has slow start rate drive perfectly fine but if you drive it for a long distance and cut it off it won't start unless you let it sit and cool off

My car has 246000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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