Thank you guys. I think I agree with you klhansen, and Otto, good call, but I have constant good power to the switch that sits on the starter, so I think the ignition switch is working fine. Additionally, this little switch at the starter is in two halfs that is coming apart and has created weak connections.

And, is that switch (at the starter) were power comes from? I have constant at the coil. It appears that switch receives power from the ignition switch, through the coil, and the switch is between coil and dist. Do I need that little switch at the starter? I'm wondering what it does. I have other COE trucks that don't have it. Can I just do the usual coil hot to the distributor and be done? I've about rebuilt the switch anyway, but I don't see a reason for it.


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