Q: truck wont start

asked by on June 13, 2016

When starting I push clutch in an won't start just makes an single click. Takes a few times turning key for it to start. For awhile you could push in clutch real hard an would start. Now taking more turns of key to start. And geting worse. Can't afford to do a whole lot. Please help

My car has 177678 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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