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Old 08-03-2009, 07:36 PM
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Angry ignition switch maybe ?

my truck goes under water alot i have the computers up high but now when i went to start it it cranked up shut off a second later but if i hold it in start position it grinds the starter but stays runin bad ignition switch ? i will buy it tommorow if so when the key is half way nothin works wipers nothin so for now i jumped a relay to get it to run no acc thow
Old 08-03-2009, 08:54 PM
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I have had this happen to me on several times,on the left side of the engine compartment on the fender there is a connector,it is whit looks like porcelin,it has 2 wires one to and one from,see if they are both connected.
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yea it is connetced any one any ideas ignition swicth is 12 dollars
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Switch it out. It won't hurt to try. It's cheap and takes about 20 min.
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