Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:17:48 +0100 From: "Sam" <Samnospamchofsun.com> Subject: Re: Quirky electrical fault, earth problem maybe?
"Sam" <Samnospamchofsun.com> wrote in message news:2tlevnF1v8031U1nospamberlin.de... > > "Spindle" <Spindlenospamwhere.com> wrote in message > news:StGdnXIHM45k4ejcRVn-jgnospamrs.com... >> There have beenseveral posts about "engine run on "caused by the >> headlight >> switch. Something breaks or shorts inside it keeping power to the engine >> when the key is "off". > > Interesting, I have a spare switch ut away somewhere. I'll swap it over > and see if that helps. > Well swapped the switches and no change in the phenomena. Though I have now twigged that the engine running on doesn't happen with the headlights off so my feelings are more and more to a short/bad earth situation on the rear lights. At least now I have a headlight switch which doesn't rotate in it's socket :-) Cheers Sam