Date:         Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:55:51 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Dead Wipers and Heater Fans
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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John,

don't wait, the horn ring swap is an easy 10 min job and it doesn't
really make more work doing it later.

Ben's site has good photographed procedure for swapping ign switch.
Don't forget to have your key in, you'll see why.

The ign switch job is not as big a PITA as loosing wipers or having
engine cut out :)

PTDTI (put the damn thing in)

alistair

btw still getting yellow background on the message that came straight
to me.




On 28-Feb-11, at 5:48 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> Fooling with that switch is such a pita! And yes - this did happen
> once a little while back. Didn't repeat until today. But in the
> meantime, I bought an ignition switch as a spare, and a new light
> switch, plus installed Jay Brown's headlight and starter relay kits
> (which work very well, BTW). So, I do have the ignition switch. So
> tomorrow I'll spend some time in the Bentley and study the circuits,
> in preparation for the pita action. But, I'm having horn problems
> related, I think, to the horn ring. So I may wait until I get some
> parts in for that to.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
> On 2/28/2011 6:45 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>
>> why are you hesitating about ign switch btw?