AFAIK, no.

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Florian Speier" <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: electrical question - ignition switch

> ok, seems like nobody knows. Some more testing revealed that this is not
> standard behavior, but a bad ignition switch. the power on that cable now
> comes on when i move the key around a little in the ign on position.
> well I am glad the switch is messing with that cable, and not any of the
> ones that are important to run the engine.
> now, next question, can i transfer the lock from a spare ignition switch
> into this one?
>
> thanks
> florian
>
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:47 PM, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> on an 1987 u.s. spec westy, is the grey black .5mm cable, coming out of
>> the
>> ignition switch, supposed to become powered upon the insertion of the key
>> and depowered when the key is turned on? i am talking about the cable on
>> track 11, bentley 97.104.
>> I have, until know, used power from there to power my aux gauges, but now
>> they only come on with the key in and ign off. no idea what changed
>> though.
>>
>> thanks
>> florian
>>