Q: trouble starting the vehicle
When I start the vehicle it takes a bit for the engine to turn over and makes a sound similar to when you are trying to jump start a car that doesn't have quite enough juice yet. When I purchased the truck I had taken it to a mechanic who mentioned that piston 6 was misfiring upon a cold start but didn't appear to have issues once it was running. Would this be an issue with the spark plugs?
My car has 117392 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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