Sorta OT: A funny thing happened....

[gforbess at attglobal.net (Gordon Forbess)]

On Tue, 10 May 2005 12:33:20 -0400, David wrote:

>> Any ideas what this may have been, frankly it sounds electrical but
>> this is to a dumb pilot.  Our mechanic has said that a new gasket is
>> needed (Tonee remembers where, sorry I don't at the moment), but this
>> doesn't sound related.
>> 
>> Ellen Northam
>> '81 Scirocco RIP
>> '93 Corrado SLC  FLY VR 6
>> '00 GTI (DH's Toy) ORD VR 6
>
>My guess would be the dreaded ignition switch failure (electrical portion)...

Could very well be.. BTDT on another car.  My next question would be:
How many other keys, rabbit feet, bottle openers, doo-dads, etc. are
hanging on your key chain?   Sometimes just unloading it will help.
Gordon

75 Mk1/Drake 1.9
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