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Subject:Van Start Hard? Check Ignition Switch
From:Justin M. Mayrand
Date:Sat, 17 May 2003 21:57:40 -0400

Hey All,

Well, SuperVan has always fired up *instantly* since the rebuild, until
this year. I has to crank it and crank it, and eventually she would
catch. I figured the fuel pump relay was weak or something, not really
worried about it.

Last weekend, she died at a stop sign - I was stunned as she always
runs flawlessly. After a couple dozen tries, she finally fired and ran
perfectly.

Visited my parents. As I was leaving, she died again, though this time
it would not catch.

To make a long story short, after spending a couple hours checking
ignition issues, it turn out the ignition switch is bad - after a quick
monkey-rig, all is well again (though I suppose I should still replace
the switch someday...).

Hope this can help someone.   ...JMM

Justin M. Mayrand
1980 Westy "SuperVan"

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