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Subject:Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... (addendum)
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:52:50 -0600

Sounds like a combination of your ignition switch and melt down on sone
wiring.
The melt down probably burned out the soldered joint inside the ignition
switch (it can be resoldered if you don't want to buy a new one).

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:22:02 -0600 ok artguy <okartguy@HOTMAIL.COM>
writes:
> I just went out and poked around some more; I discovered that the
> "fan"
> sound I'm hearing is the starter spinning! The bendix won't engage,
> but the
> starter's obviously getting power. Earlier, it turned off on its
> own, but I
> disconnected the battery just in case. Also, all the visible fuses
> in the
> fuse panel look fine; there's nothing obviously blown. There have
> been NO
> previous indications of electrical gremlins before this morning.
> Help! TIA-
>
> JJ
>
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