Does the engine acutally "start", or does it just continually crank? I've had my 2001 4.4i continually crank without the engine actually starting about 4 times (vehicle has 82,000 miles) and had to turn off the key to stop the cranking.

I've determined that it only happens when I have SNAPPED the key to the starting position without pausing in the run position to let the computer boot up. I have never had it continually crank if I pause for a couple of seconds in the run position before cranking the engine.

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