# My truck had trouble starting today, what could it mean

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 13, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-truck-had-trouble-starting-today-what-could-it-mean/269074 "2004-10-13T20:52:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-truck-had-trouble-starting-today-what-could-it-mean/269074/21 "2004-10-15T04:43:54Z")

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> [@danceswithcats](#):
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> Reconnect vacuum hose-$25. Perform full diagnostic analysis, interrogate ECM, replace TPS-$150
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> **Wesley** -do you think that even a poster with the wisdom of **QtM** could tell you how much it will cost to fix a pain in your side that started a few weeks ago but kinda goes away if you bend like this?

I used to have a pain like that. Its called a hernia. I just pushed mine back in.

Being your own doctor - priceless.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-truck-had-trouble-starting-today-what-could-it-mean/269074/22 "2004-10-15T16:30:03Z")

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Booya. Air intake was plugged up with carbon. Cleaning it with the diagnostic will cost $89.95 for everything and I will get my car back 4 hours after I dropped it off.

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