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Old 09-10-2015, 01:21 PM   #8
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Re: 1959 gmc ignition, starting problem

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Originally Posted by OrrieG View Post
Odd, did you figure out why they were dying? In 50 years of messing with these trucks I have never had one go bad or seen one that was bad...
After the truck was restored the problem disappeared. I was talking with a guy at a car show and he told me that they were prone to going if the truck had a bad ground circuit.
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