Miata Mailing List: December 1999, Message #173

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Bummer happened to me and others as well.  Time for a new ignition switch.
Just the electrical part, easily gotten from Roebuck, about 80 bucks.  I
just jiggled my key  until the heater blower came on for a year.  The switch
fails prematurely, about the same time my crank keyway went.  Not a hard
install either.  Credit goes to mazda for that.  Try doing the same on a
71VW Bus.  Colorful metaphors abound!!!
Happy Jiggling,
Shawn
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Vogel <vogelap@email.uc.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@list.miata.net>
Date: Thursday, December 02, 1999 10:35 AM
Subject: Electrical problem...


>Hey everyone...
>
>My 1991 A Miata has recently developed a problem. Intermitantly, the
>electric system seems to fail -- it affects the wipers, the heater,
>and makes my LightMinder continue to buzz like there is no key in the
>ignition... Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
>
>I'm going crazy (especially from driving home at night with the
>LightMinder buzzing away) trying to figure it out. Any tips?
>
>The only electrical stuff I've added are the cursed LightMinder and
>Crazy Red's Air Horns.
>
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>Andrew Vogel: Program Manager at the University of Cincinnati College of
>Pharmacy.               http://pharmacy.uc.edu/default.html  (513)-558-3784
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