My 79 Ford F 150 will start and run but as soon as I put it in drive it will shut down, what;s up with that?

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Asked by thisoleman Oct 09, 2015 at 12:23 AM about the 1979 Ford F-150

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Would it be the neutral safety switch possibly?

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No, it only makes it able to start in park or neutral. Does this happen in reverse too?

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Thanks Mark It was running and started cutting out, it would restart but as soon as it goes in any gear it just croaks, I dont know how to post a picture, I'm lucky I can get thru this

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