Date:         Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:44:02 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Ignition Switch Mystery gets weirder...but thanks for all
              suggestions!
Comments: To: kevin obrien <kevindobrien@YAHOO.COM>
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At 16:02 7/9/2004, kevin obrien wrote:
>Hello All:
>
>Awhile back I posted about my Ignition Switch Mystery.
>Thanks to all for replies with possible solutions and
>info on the Hard Start Kit.
>
>My mechanic removed and cleaned the solenoid wires and
>the new switch worked. Old one works too. So I would
>conclude that it was the connection.

Ermm...where's the weird part?  That's a very likely place for a
problem.  Comes under the heading of follow the electricity from the
battery to ground until you find out where it's having trouble getting
through, then fix it.  If it's getting to that end of the wire but not to
the terminal on the starter, then it has to be a connection problem.  If
it's getting to the female half of the connector but not the male, it's a
dirty connection, plain and simple.  If it's getting to the wire end but
not to the female connector, it's a bad crimp.  And so on...this is sort of
a necessary skill for dealing with vehicle wiring.

cheers
david

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation"