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Total Electrical Failure
Hi Bob:
Have a serious problem with ERA 409. The car has had total electrical failure several times, one while driving. Lights, engine, instruments, horn . . . everything needing electrical power quits. But after awhile the car has power again.
After tracing this intermitent problem with a multimeter and wiggling wires, checking connections--ground included--the only thing I can determine is the car is haunted by Joseph Lucas ghost or a faulty ignition switch. But I see from your web site that you've replaced the original Lucas ignition switch with a Delco unit. Did that change occur before or after 1995, the year #409 was built? The bezel is knurled and not slotted as with the original Luas unit. A round key is used. Guess I need to know which switch do I buy?
Thanks for your help. Any hints on troubleshooting I may have overlooked would be appreciated.
Tom Monroe
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Last edited by speed220mph; 05-23-2005 at 07:50 AM..
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