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HELP!?!?!? I just bought a '98 Jimmy SLE 2x4 4dr w/ 4.3L Vortec V6 4dr for $3,200and it broke down the 1st time we drove it! My gf is in very delicate health and we desperatly needed reliable transportation to get to/from docs/hosps. So we drove home from Hemet 60 miles , then it...

I had the truck parked for a couple of minutes the other day and hopped in to find it wouldn't start. No clicking, or any other noise when I turned the key. The lights turned on, heater worked, radio worked, etc. I checked for loose cables and bad fuses. Also tried to push start it several...