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Can anyone help me with a strange starting problem. I have to hold the key for 10 to 15 seconds sometimes more, before my truck will fire up. I've found sometimes if I crank it over a few times then let go of the key it will fire as soon as I release the key but its not enough to start it. When I try again right away and crank it just a few turns and let go of the key it will again start to fire as the key is being released and it will usually start on that try.
 Some back ground on the motor is it has only been open up one time to put the common intake gasket set on it. I  have 273,000+ miles on it. I put a new cap, rotor, wires and plugs in it last month but that made no difference in the starting issue. I've replaced the fuel pump a year ago and it has 60 psi when the key is turn on but it slowly dropps when the key is turned off. There are no codes on the computer either. I need some help with this one. It's embarassing to sit somewhere and people are looking at me while I crank and crank to get started.  

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