Hi Chad,

I think a similar thing happened to my Dad's van recently. Remove the
switch from the column and turn it with a screwdriver. In Dad's case
this would start the van 100% of the time. That may be the case with
yours as well. The problem was with the ignition cylinder, not the
switch. The worn cylinder was not turning the switch to the full
extent needed to engage the starter.

Once the van comes back from my parents trip to FL we will be
installing the NOS ignition lock cylinder that we bought from BenT.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/77/79 Westfakia "Bob The Tomato
www.pottsfamily.ca
www.busesofthecorn.com

On 7-Jan-08, at 9:38 AM, Chad Lyles wrote:

> Morning all and happy new year,
>
> another ignition switch went out on me... it happened the same way
> it did
> last time ... passenger side head lamp went out (low beam) a week
> before the
> ignition switch went out.
> i chenged the head lamps AND the switch less that 2 months ago and
> a week
> ago the same head lamp went out and now the ignition switch again...
> any ideas?
> is it something bigger than the ignition switch?
> i wouldnt be so hashed if it was cheap and only took a mintue to
> change
> out... but its 27$ for a switch and another 10$ for a head lamp and 45
> minutes to do it all... and today was (supposed to be) my first day
> back to
> work after a 3 week vacation ... so you can see my frustration when
> i have
> to wake up at 415am and go out to the van a crank it up and have no
> head
> lights or windshield wipers or blowers.
>
> thanks in advance
> Chad
> 84gl ...getting on my nerves.