You are correct, if it is in ProperWorkingOrder but might it possible if it had some InternalFault

or a Fault in the Circuits it controls or might its SwitchingActionAction have been the Catalyst that

took out some other Circuit ~ I don't know ~ Just asking / throwing out ideas ~

On 2 Apr , 2014, at 1:23 PM, Larry Alofs wrote:

> 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.
>>