

| Subject: | Re: Switched power for vanagon radio |
| From: | Ari Ollikainen |
| Date: | Tue, 25 Jul 2000 15:21:27 -0700 |
At 2:57 PM -0700 7/25/00, Mark Mages wrote:
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>Also - i heard a long time ago that it was bad to keep
>the ignition in the "on but not running" position..
>something about sending electrical signals around...
>anyone?
>
Back in the days of mechanical ignition systems (points)
it COULD be bad to do so...especially if the points happned to
be in contact with each other. The result: WELDED points.
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