What David said - replace that ignition switch pronto. Your description sounds like one of the more common switch failure modes ie power to the ECU isn't present in the crank/run position. A quick trip to your FLAPS is in order. Good luck, Jake On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Mark A Kippert <vanagon@kippert.com>wrote: > So today is my birthday (54!) and my van, 1986 GL 4-speed, surprised me > with it's first ever no start this morning. Has just about always run fine > with no hint of impending trouble. A quick check under "the hood" revealed > that I have no spark (pulled coil wire at dizzy to check...nothing). I do > hear the fuel pump charge though, and the starter turns the engine just > fine. > > My question: Could the ignition switch be the problem? I've had two brief > incidents in the last month where the van stopped dead while backing out of > a parking space. Just jiggling he key brought it right back to life. I also > recall about a week ago when the van would not start. I turned the key and > cranked it for about 15 seconds. Turned the key off...back > on...cranked...then it started. I'm sure I'll need to replace the switch, > but could this be related to my no-spark issue. > > I don't have time until tomorrow evening to troubleshoot due to birthday > plans. As such I thought I'd order a new switch to get started. > > Any thoughts would be much appreciated. > > Mark K > 1986 GL/2WD/4SPD > 1990 Carat/2WD/Auto >
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