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starts when cranking,die's in the on position

   
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Old 02-06-2008, 05:32 AM
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79 f150 4x4 351 auto when I'm cranking it over it start's up but the minute I let go of the key and it returns to the run position it die's. It does work once in awhile but it never works when I need itto.any help would be greatly appriciated.how would I go about checking the key switch to see if it's bad
 
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Old 02-23-2008, 05:30 PM
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Default RE: starts when cranking,die's in the on position
Balance resistor.
 
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