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It only starts when I give it gas, and then immediately dies, even if I rev the engine. The ballast resistor is non-existent. I see where it should be, but it was not there when I bought the truck. I believe I located one of the cords, but can't find the other one. There are at least 6 wires that are disconnected. But it was driving decently, even with all the disconnected wires.

I got tied up the last few days with the holidays and all. I thought some videos might be better than describing the start-up, they are attached. Hope this helps! VID_20181226_173415.mp4 VID_20181226_173440.mp4

I tried updating my signature, hope it worked okay. If not, I have an 88 Comanche, 2wd, 2.5L 4-cylinder, 4-speed manual transmission. Thanks for clarifying the terms. The truck does start and quickly dies afterwards, almost immediately. As to how it runs I will get back to you tomorrow with more detail. It was running decent after all the repairs I mentioned in the original post. When it was regularly running it still did not start up well. I would have to give it some gas sometimes, mostly when the engine was cold. to get it idling okay. It would also sputter occasionally when I was driving, like it wasn't getting enough fuel. It seemed to happen randomly and not due to anything in particular.

Well the truck also has many wires that are disconnected. I should mention I'm a newb to any auto work. The ballast resistor is not even in the truck and I could only find one of the wires that connects to it. Does continuous driving without the ballast resistor cause other parts to fail? I'm thinking I may just need to take it in.

So far I have replaced the spark plugs and wires, distributor cap and rotor, ignition coil and module, crankshaft position sensor, and fuel filter. It turns over, but quickly shuts off. When I turn key to first position I hear a click, which I believe is the fuel pump engaging. Any ideas on where to go next? Also, what is the part next to air intake in the attached pic? It is disconnected and once of the wires appears to be cut. It looks like it feeds into the air intake and probably the ignition coil. This was disconnected while the truck was running.