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Old 03-05-2011, 01:22 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 3rdgencivic View Post
Just food for thought:

A big heavy wad of keys will also wear out an ignition switch. Be sure to keep your car keys on a seperate chain from the rest!
I have a neighbor that works on cars. He said that my ignition switch is bad. To me, the symptoms sound more like a bad main relay of fuel pump since the car will turn over and has spark, but wont fire.
He says that this could still be caused by a bad ignition switch.
What do you guys think ? If the car engages the starter, I would think that the switch is fine.

How much play should there be in the switch ? I can juggle the key around slightly, but its not overly loose.

I'm concerened because I actually do drive with a wad of keys attached to the car key.
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