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Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 00:04:56 -0400
From: wysiwyg.docnopsamspring.com
Subject: Re: electrical problem?


it's not unheard of and you have probably melted the nylon material inside the switch block which holds the contact points in place. of course you could be shunting the voltage across the dead battery. you might try swaping the battery befor you go to the shop with the car. David Kritzberg wrote: > In the past I have had problems with accidentally leaving the rocker > cabin light switch on after parking my 1986 900S. I found it to be > fairly easy not to notice the light was on... > > Recently I replaced the battery. But now I found another way to cause > a problem. I can always pull my key out of the ignition whether the > car is running or not. As I was parking, I killed the engine and then > remembered I wanted to eject the disc in my cd player. So I turned > the key slighty, to get control on the stereo, and accidentally left > the car in that state for several hours. > > When I returned, I had no power in the car at all, including the power > locks, ignition etc. Even after jumping the car I couldn't get the > faintest response. I suspected my jumper cables were bad, and tried > two other sets. So now I think I might have an electrical problem. > > My manual suggests ways to go about troubleshooting the electrical > system, but I am wondering if anyone on this list has an idea of what > might have happened based on the story I have told. Is there a > special kind of damage I might have done? Is it more likely to be > something I can fix myself? I can tow it to a shop if necessary. > Unfortunately I'm not particularly inclined towards fixing car > problems. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > Dave

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