car won't start until I release the key from the cranking position.

nuttyprof said

Not if it is a dual ballast resistor, you could have a good run side but a bad start side. could be switch, wiring/bulkhead connectors, or ballast. Check for power in start at coil, bulkhead, and switch. That will allow you to isolate the problem, you might even see a lose/bad connection while getting to those places to test.

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Ah those POS 4 pins... I never use them so I don't remember that. LOL

IIRC, The brown still goes hot to coil in start, BUT, the dumbass engineers decided to run the power through the ballast to the ignition module. So if the ballast was out on the brown/start side, the ingition module gets no power.

If you have a 4 pin, throw that POS out and install a 2 pin. :)