Do you have a gigantic, heavy key ring hanging on the switch, festooned with
knives, bottle openers and team memorabilia?  Those switches seem to hate
that kind of physical load....

On Jan 7, 2008 6:28 AM, Chad Lyles <chad.lyles@gmail.com> wrote:

> morning all and happy new year.
>
> this is absurd!? i got up to go to work this morning (first day back after
> a
> 3 week vacation) and i crank the 84vanGL... no head lamps and no front
> heater blower or windshield wipers! same thing as last time... i just put
> that ignition switch in less than 2 months ago!! WTF? UGH! ...any ideas as
> to why it might be doing this?
> something bigger than the ignition switch?
> i have yet to look at the situation... its still dark out... and i don't
> feel like fiddleing with it at this hour. i know the connections are
> good..
> the high beams come on when i pull the high beams switch... so does the
> blower and windshield wipers... haha (all at the same time i pull the high
> beam lever) they just will not stay on... i have to hold the lever..
> anyway ... it happened EXACTLY the same way it did last time... one head
> lamp went out i drove with one lamp (actually i used the high beams
> because
> both worked) for a week or two and then the switch went...this time i
> just spent 20 bucks on brand new head lamps....(a day before i changed the
> ignition switch...) the same head lamp went out a week ago... now the
> ignition switch... both are BRAND NEW! if this was like a 2 second job and
> the part only cost 50 cents i wouldn't be so hashed... but it takes at
> least
> 30 min and the part is about 30 bucks(if i dont want to wait for it)  PLUS
> the new head lamp.
>
> if any one has any ideas let me know ... i cant keep doing this every time
> i
> jump in my van. :(
> thanks in advance.
> cheers
> Chad~
> 84gl
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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