Q: I have a 1968 Chevy Custom 10 truck with the original 327small block engine it was running great until I tried to turn it off and

asked by on May 16, 2017

I have a1968 Chevy Custom 10 truck with the original 327 small block the truck was running great but when I turned the key off the truck kept running so I had to pull the ignition wire from the distributor and now the truck want even turn over I mean it want do nothing no fire at all.
My car's transmission is unknown to me.

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