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I drove the luv yesterday and it ran fine but this morning i hit the key it fired up and died as soon as i let go of the key i have worked on it all day same result never have had this problem before could it be the ign switch?

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so, i'm assuming that the engine is cranking, that tells me one of two things.

one, there is a possibility that you have a loose wire either at the coil or coming from the starter.

or two, (and i had this problem) your points are welded. check them and make sure they aren't welded shut.

let us know if this helps!

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To the Oquirr hills for awesome thrills! Go-go 4wd, Activate!

Alternator working? No battery charging means no fuel pump operation.

engine cranks starts right up dies like you turn the key off when key goes back to on position has good power to the coil and has good power to dist. until you turn the key loose i will check points in the morning

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these switches do wear out and do some funny thing at times... try hot weiring it and see if it does the same thing or if you have a friend around with a luv swap switches and see. takes 2 min. to do,,, just an idea

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My old but now gone Luv...

luv is now fixed it was the ballest resistor

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good to hear you got it going

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My old but now gone Luv...

lxconvertable - stumbled across this thread because my luv died this morning
I've seen your luv in so many times online and its nice to see the person it belongs to on here ... I love it!! I am almost inspired to convert mine (if only I had the money and skills to do it)

Where is the ballust resistor?

It's mounted on the coil-

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$20.00 at autozone

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I have the same problem I'm going to try that and see if it will work

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD

good luck i hope that does it
i even had a better idle speed after i replaced it

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