[alfa] Re: 164 Challenge

[Joe Elliott <jelliott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Without knowing anything about 164's, or thinking too hard, I'm going 
to suggest a bad ignition switch.  When the instruments come on for 
like .2s, does jiggling the key have any effect?

-Joe


At 6:28 PM +0000 6/11/04, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 11:22:47 -0700
> From: "Karl Chen" <karlcchen@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] 164 Challenge - Italian mistress giving slient 
> treatment over German rivals
>
> Anyone has better experience handling family feud of car polygamy?
>
>
>
> My 94 164LS engine cannot start with starter cranking.  After several
> cranking retires.  Suddenly the entire instrument panel went out black.  Now
> I cannot even get starter to crank.  When I turn the ignition key on, the
> instrument is dead.  No gauge is alive, no warning light turn on.  Electric
> windows don't work either, but radio and headlights and interior lights
> worked as well as remote keyless entry.  I checked all relays and fuses,
> they are all fine.  I am totally clueless now.
>
>
>
> If I let car sit for several days, when I turn the ignition key on, the
> instrument panel will light up very briefly like 0.2 second, but then
> immediately got turn off. Subsequent retries afterward cannot light it up at
> all.  Not even unplug entire battery can let it light up briefly.  Only let
> it sit for several days will it light up very briefly again then it is all
> dead again.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Karl
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