Where there's smoke there's fire? '91 80q

[David Thoresen]

Tom Love wrote:

> One time when I turned the ignition key to start the car today a very 
> small
> swirl of smoke came out from the hazard / wiper switch stalk area. Very
> small, less than the size of a golf ball.
> I have tried over and over to get this to happen again but with no 
> success.
> The one time it happened the seat heaters were turned on as well as the
> interior fan set at position #2. Some have suggested a ignition switch 
> going
> bad but I would sure love to hear any input on this one. All electrical
> items appear to be working properly with the exception of this mornings
> incident and I would hate to see a 80q melt down.
> TIA as always

Hey Tom!

I actually had a similar issue with my Ur-Q... it didn't smoke, I 
opened it up and it was just melted... I ended up having to replace my 
signal/wiper assembly... along with the ign switch... :o(  I am not 
sure the cause though, I do know when I was running my euros without 
relays... it would heat up and burn the switch quick.... just to much 
electrical going through the system...

Good luck!

David
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