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Subject:Re: STRANDED
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Wed, 2 Apr 2014 15:23:26 -0400

The AT safety switch can prevent the starter from operating, but would not
kill an engine that is already running.

On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 11:49 AM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:

>         BUT ~ considering that this issue began with a Shift into Reverse
> I would be looking seriously @ the AT SafteySwitch & its Circuit ~ It
> Intervenes & is Necessary in the function of a lot of stuff ~
>
>
>                               ORR ~ DeanB
>
> On 2 Apr , 2014, at 9:19 AM, OlRivrRat wrote:
>
> >                TJ
> >
> >        So very sorry to hear about all your BadHappenings ~ Lets hope
> things will get better ~ Check to make sure you are getting 12Vs to the
> BlackBox above the Coil with KeyOn & if yes then replace those 2 Relays
> inside it ~ 1 sends power to the ECU & the other sends power to the
> FuelPump ~ Either of those can prevent a Eng'Start ~ But I doubt that
> either of those would cause any of your other symptoms ~ With all of the
> other weird stuff that is going on I would SwapIn a new IgnitionSwitch
> 1st&Foremost ~
> >
> >
>                                ORR ~ DeanB
> > On 1 Apr , 2014, at 2:51 PM, TJ Hemrick wrote:
> >
> >> All,
> >> As if losing most of what we own from a house fire last Tuesday wasn't
> >> enough, now my transportation has come to a dead stop. 87 automatic, had
> >> some starting issues which (now) I see Kay have been some loose
> connections
> >> at the starter AND a broken wire (which was probably just a few strands
> of
> >> copper most of the past 2 weeks. Anyhow, I was idling, shifted to R AMD
> the
> >> engine went dead stop.  No power to 4-ways or anything else. Lights on
> dash
> >> DO come on but so does the green turn indicator light and it's on
> steady if
> >> the key is turned. Very weird.  Relay 21 on the panel cycles about
> every 10
> >> seconds with the ignition off and not at all with the key turned.  Any
> >> hidden fuses or fusible links I might be overlooking?  All other fuses
> look
> >> good but I'll check again.  Never been stuck this bad and no clues.
>