Hey Bill, wish I could help you on this problem. Obviously the wire is shorted between the hot wire and the coil. Is the ignition original and perhaps failed? If you havn't found the problem by now I can imagine your battery is dead.
Your truck has some pictures in the recent ODHFS Torchbearer.
Sure looks nice!
Cannonball


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