No warning cut out

[Kent McLean]

AUDIJIM at aol.com wrote:
 > I was driving with traffic when without warning I get nothing.
 > Pressing on the GO pedal gets zero response. Every light on
 > the dash was on that would have been associated with any other
 > engine stall while at speed. Pressing on the clutch pedal brought
 > the Tach to zero, releasing let the engine speed indication return.
 > The sun glare was so bright, that I could not see my hazard lights
 > on the dash going on/off.

 From my limited experience with the ignition switch, I don't
think it is your problem.  When interior lights and accessories
die due to the switch, the engine still runs fine. The switch
problem is that, when turned enough to crank the engine, it kills
unnecessary accessories (via a load reduction relay, IIRC). When
the switch is released back to the run position, it doesn't go
far enough to release the load reduction relay, so those items
remain dead, but the engine runs.

Of course, I may have only 1 view of the ignition switch problem.
But for the $30 or so and 1/2 hour of your time for a new switch,
it will remove all doubt.

As always, you might want to pull the DTC codes to see if they
give any indication.

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke