Truck died when driving then wouldn't start

Asked by Lynn May 28, 2022 at 10:51 PM about the 1985 Chevrolet C/K 10 LB RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Truck died when I was driving then wouldn't start, don't
think it's getting fire

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Ed92626 answered about a year ago

Simple electrical system. Pull a plug and lay it against the engine. When cranking, is there a spark? If not, it might be a bad coil, coil wire, capacitor, a bad ignition switch.

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