SparkandFire
We're drinking beer
So, I drove the truck yesterday and today for the first time in many weeks, it's been sitting in the carport at home on account of the sky-high fuel prices.
This morning I started it up and the key worked great, the ignition switch has always worked nice and smooth. At lunch I drove it and noticed the dash lights were all still on (self test mode when you are cranking...) Noticed the ignition switch is really a bear to turn now.
It still moves through all the positions, but it is a SOB to turn... It's getting parked at home and getting the batteries unhooked when I get home tonight pending switch repairs (don't want my new truck going up in flames.)
So... What part is it that goes out and causes this? Is it the ignition column mechanism, or the electrical switch itself?
This morning I started it up and the key worked great, the ignition switch has always worked nice and smooth. At lunch I drove it and noticed the dash lights were all still on (self test mode when you are cranking...) Noticed the ignition switch is really a bear to turn now.
It still moves through all the positions, but it is a SOB to turn... It's getting parked at home and getting the batteries unhooked when I get home tonight pending switch repairs (don't want my new truck going up in flames.)
So... What part is it that goes out and causes this? Is it the ignition column mechanism, or the electrical switch itself?
