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chipflyer · 08-26-2005, 11:11 PM

I got in my 71 today and drove into town. Several times at about 40 mph the engine just quit, (never done this before today) like the switch was shut off and then she would start up again on her own. Its an auto trans and when it quit at a slower speed (20mph)I pulled into a lot ,put it in park, and started it. It started right up but the starter made a hell of a racquett, it was stuck engaged! I shut the key switch off but the engine didn't die, at least until I wiggled the key.
After that all happened I started the truck and drove the rest of the way to town, it never died again, I started it about 10 different times and the starter never stuck, all is normal now. What the heck happened? Is the ignition switch dying on me?

Longhorn Man · 08-26-2005, 11:14 PM

unplug the harness from the back of the ignition switch... look for burns or melting in the plug AND on the back of the ignition switch.

08-26-2005, 11:11 PM	#1
chipflyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 2,293	Strange thing happened today I got in my 71 today and drove into town. Several times at about 40 mph the engine just quit, (never done this before today) like the switch was shut off and then she would start up again on her own. Its an auto trans and when it quit at a slower speed (20mph)I pulled into a lot ,put it in park, and started it. It started right up but the starter made a hell of a racquett, it was stuck engaged! I shut the key switch off but the engine didn't die, at least until I wiggled the key. After that all happened I started the truck and drove the rest of the way to town, it never died again, I started it about 10 different times and the starter never stuck, all is normal now. What the heck happened? Is the ignition switch dying on me? __________________ I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241.

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08-26-2005, 11:14 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	unplug the harness from the back of the ignition switch... look for burns or melting in the plug AND on the back of the ignition switch.



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