1995 GMC Jimmy Truck starts, then quits

1995 GMC JIMMY
179,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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GMC**JIMMY
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Hi, my Jimmy is starting ok, but shortly after it just quits, a short while as you are driving. No lights or info. appears to help diagnois the problem. But as you loose vacumme you have hard to- no brakes or steering until you come to a stop.

Of course when you are driving down the road, that's not good.

You can then start the truck back up and while I only dared test this a few more miles, it did remain started. So I parked it. A parked car does me no good, lol.

Any thoughts as to where to look for the problem?

Thank you

PS: It has a new fuel pump, battery, all brakes, drums, rotors in short $2,600 of repairs, and now this problem. (insert very sad face)
Apr 9, 2008 at 12:52 PM
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RHALL77
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do you loose everything. does anything work? how are your battery cables, are they tight, is your battery ok?
Apr 9, 2008 at 1:02 PM
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GMC**JIMMY
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Yes, you loose everything and have to try and slow to a stop, and you have no steering either. It's very scary. However, I don't know that this is an electrical question, there simply was no better catagory to put this question in. All the lights an stuff work, and it does start right up again.

The battery is new and was just replaced a few days ago, I don't even have the truck back from the latest repairs, so I should hope they secured everything when they replaced the new battery.

Thank you for responding.
Apr 9, 2008 at 1:08 PM
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RHALL77
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make sure the battery connections are tight.
Apr 9, 2008 at 1:35 PM
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GMC**JIMMY
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It needed a new EGR valve, the other one had a chipped ear. Runs great now that it was replaced.

Thanks for sharing & taking the time to post! Appreciate it.
Apr 15, 2008 at 2:51 PM
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