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On 25 Jul 2003 at 21:08, Daniel Baum wrote: > As I am pretty sure the "50" wire is OK, what is the likelihood of a short > _inside_ the ignition switch? I suspect that a certain method of wiggling > the wires would probably fix it too. So, I think I have a duff ignition > switch, and I "think" the problem may be that the "15" terminal is a bit > loose, I can wiggle it. Starting in 71 the switches were in a white plastic case. If something draws too much current the plastic can melt and the contacts inside can move out of place. The up side is that these can be disassembled and sometimes things can be "fixed" by heating up the plastic and moving it around with a warm soldering iron. I warn you that there are things in there which can spring apart when you take them apart, so they can be very difficult to get back together properly. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org