Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:26:30 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
Comments: To: wilden1@JUNO.COM
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Confucius here, with proverb of the day:
complexity of one's life directly proportional to number of keys on key ring.

I've gone from 4 to 6 keys in the last two years and am beginning to feel
the weight of the world on my shoulders.  BTW, only had to replace the
ignition switch on my van once, but who knows how many keys the PO used in
the van's first 7 years of operation.

DM&FS

At 12:19 PM 6/24/2002 -0500, Stan Wilder wrote:
>I'd say the switch is probably what you need.
>$9.00 is a very good price, I've paid $17.00 - $27.00 depending on how
>desperate I was.
>Keep you key ring down to minimum weight and the switch will last longer.
>
>Stan Wilder
>
>On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:12:58 -0400 jax harvell <jhny@EARTHLINK.NET>
>writes:
> > hi all.
> >
> > I just bought an 87 syncro.
> >
> > the ignition switch is a little flaky, in order to start the car
> > sometimes I
> > have to jiggle the wires leading into the ignition switch. at a
> > certain
> > point it starts right up. so I think I need a new ignition switch.
> >
> > I searched at vanagain.com and found an ignition switch for $9, is
> > this what
> > I need?
> >
> > also, how difficult is it to change this? is it something that could
> > be
> > accomplished by rank amateur and a screwdriver? or should I take it
> > to a
> > shop?
> >
> > thanks for any info!
> >
> >
> > --jax
> >
>
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