Here's a writeup on changing the ignition switch from "Ask Ken" on the Vanagain site: http://www.vanagain.com/how2ign.htm Mike
David Marshall wrote: > So that means you gotta change the key part? > > > > David Marshall > > > > Fast Forward Automotive Inc. > > 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road > > Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 > > > > > Internet > > http://www.fastforward.ca > > > Email > > sales@fastforward.ca > > - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens > - Electrical harness fabrication and customization > > Due to the large quantity of email we receive, please include previous email > correspondence when replying. This will allow us to read the full dialogue > in one message so that we may provide you a quicker and more accurate > response. > > _____ > > From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com] > Sent: March 2, 2006 23:35 > To: David Marshall > Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Subject: Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the > lock cylinder? > > > > The short form is: pull the steering wheel, unplug the wiring, pull the > paddle switches, remove and replace the ignition switch. > Easy as pie David! :-) > > On 3/2/06, David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > > On the way to helping a friend who put himself in the ditch the other night > during a big snow storm (2003 Subaru WRX - write off), the "X" circuit on > the switch at the bottom of the key cylinder in my TriStar quit working - no > > more lights, no more wipers, no more blower - a definite Apollo 13 moment. > In true Apollo 13 style though, with a call to home for verbal Bentley > manual wiring diagrams, I jumpered the headed lights on, rescued my buddy > and we all made if back safe and sound. > > Now, I have never had this switch fail before, I have two Vanagons here that > I can pull parts from, but how do you remove the switch from the bottom of > the lock cylinder - does someone have the Reader's Digest version on how to > do it? > > Thanks in advance! > > David Marshall > > Fast Forward Automotive Inc. > 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road > Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 > > Internet http://www.fastforward.ca <http://www.fastforward.ca> > Email sales@fastforward.ca > > - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens > - Electrical harness fabrication and customization > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > |
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