My truck is acting up and sputtering (sounds like its choking and about to die) whats wrong?

SLAMMER86

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1997 NISSAN TRUCK

When I touch my spark plug cables (1 and 3) I get shocked. Could that be why my trucks acting up

Saturday, October 15th, 2011 AT 7:42 PM

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KHLOW2008

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Yes, that is the cause for the misfiring. The spark plug wires are bad. Have tha spark plugs checked as well.

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