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Subject:Re: Odd ignition issue
From:Steve Cotsford
Date:Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:13:43 EDT

Is your starter switch going bad perhaps?     Sometimes  a heavy keyring will
wear the ignition switch and cause problems of this  nature.

In a message dated 4/6/2008 11:01:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
kpcnsk@YAHOO.COM writes:

For the  second (or possibly third) time in the past week I went to
start up the van  and when I turned the key all the normal idiot lights
came on, but the  engine did not crank. However, I immediately turned
the key to off and  tried again and the van started right up without
any hesitation. This  hasn't happened consistently, which is why I'm
not sure if it's happened  more than twice in the past week. When I
started the van later, the issue  didn't present itself.  I've never
seen it happen before this week,  which is why I am concerned. Does
this symptom sound familiar to anyone? Is  it a sign of a failing
starter? Computer? Something else?  Thanks for  your input.

Jarrett
89 Camper GL -  Oly

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