zeppelin926
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hi, I currently have two problems with my 1994 Sonoma 2.2 5 spd. first, when down shifting from 3rd to 2nd, 2nd wont engage unless 1st is engaged or pushed on. so I cannot simply shift from 3rd to 2nd. could this be a linkage problem? the second problem happens inconsistently and has happened three times. when I go to start the ignition comes on but when I turn the key more to start the truck its like the battery dies and kills the ignition. what I figured out was that jiggling the cables at the terminal causes it to work again, but when it does start it does not stay running by itself, only when I apply throttle, then after a minute it idles by itself. I thought the cables were not tight or had a bad connection so I cleaned the connection and made sure they were tight. my uncle suggested an alternator problem, I just replaced the battery. any help is much appreciated