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Subject:Re: Archive question and ignition switch question (update)
From:Ken Wilford
Date:Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:21:18 -0400

Here it is
http://www.vanagain.com/how2ign.htm

Hope this helps,

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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TJ Hemrick wrote:
> OK, the reason my archive search went poorly was that I used "ignition
> switch" and not "ignition"  It mentions using a qualifier but my page just
> stopped at a certain point for a few hours so that didn't go well.
>
> Anyhow, Chad Lyles, just hooked me up with a link to the BTDT site with the
> procedure.  Not quick but not hard.  It's what I expected.  I've been in
> that assy before but haven't done a swich yet, just pulled a few for parts
> salvage.  Now I get to fix one.  Lucky me.  Beats climbing on the
> ground-Again!  Ken has write up on his site but I have to find it again.
>
> TJ
>
> On 10/26/07, TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>   I was looking for info on changing my ignition switch (the electrical
>> part not the whole assy) so like a good little boy, I hit the archive search
>> page.  For whatever reason, it is not and has not been working for me.
>> Anyone else having trouble with it?  I was at:
>> http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon  Regardless, I'm not
>> near the van currently and I'm wondering is it a major fiasco to change the
>> switch or under 30 minutes and a few tools type of job?  Any tips would be
>> helpful.  I'm REALLY tired of sliding under the van to jump the terminals on
>> the starter.  I've done it so many times in the past few days, I thought
>> about writing it up on the WIKI just for the Noobs or those who might need
>> it.  THAT is really pathetic...
>>
>>
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