what would cause the engine to rev and then stall ?

1997 CHEVROLET TRUCK

210,000 MILES

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My 97 chevy truck (5.7L) starts easily revs to 2800 rpm for about 5 seconds and dies. It has plenty of gas but the wires at the coil (3 wire connector) seem to be a possible problem, Could this be a bad ignition coil or what ??

Jul 30, 2012 at 9:11 PM

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