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Your ignition switch is fried! unless you add a relay to take the 50 amps or so from the soleniod they will ALL fry on the 6V ones. STOP USING IT NOW or even the skilled rebuilder wont be able to rebuild the switch and new ones are $$ and hard to find. Keith ---------- > From: Vdub66@aol.com > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: [T3] electric > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 6:02 AM > > hello, > This morning i was leaving for school and i tried to start up my 66 square as > usual and it would not turn over...i am not a mechanic or anything so i didn't > know what to do. So i did what any teenager would do..i punched the steering > wheel and boom it started up. I didn't want to drive to school though because > i thought it might not start again. So i drove around the neighborhood for 5 > minutes or so and then went back home. I stoped it and 10 minutes later tried > to start it again and it started fine. ( still didn't drive to school ) When i > got home i tried to start it....same thing...so i pounched the steering wheel > and it started..I have no clue why it will not start up...my guess is it is > something electric or something because when i punch it it starts...could it > be moving wires or something under the dash? > > Joe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/