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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 643 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 643 | I went to turn off my truck&it wouldnt shut off.I stoppped the engine by covering the choke with my hand.Do I have a bad switch?I have a 58GMC 270engine 6cyl key start.Or do I have a loose wire ??
Danny
1958 GMC stepside GMC 302 six cylinder 3 speed OD trans
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,061 | Hy dtwbcs, Happy Boxing Day, without touching the ignition switch, put your meter between ground and the coil power input terminal and see if you still have a circuit. Most likely your switch has decided to retire, if you had a loose wire it probably would have quit when you didn't want it to, hope that helps. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 643 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 643 | THANKS,kinda was thinking the switch finally gave out.Ordered one just in case-
Danny
1958 GMC stepside GMC 302 six cylinder 3 speed OD trans
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 230 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 230 | If you have 12v., and if you have an alterntor, and if the new switch does not do the trick, e-mail me, because I think I know what the problem is. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 194 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 194 | Don't know if you have an alternator and electronic ignition. A friend of mine had this problem, seems the alternator provides the power to keep it running. He had to install a diode to keep the alternator from feeding back to the ignition system. | | |
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