Okay, I have a 95 Honda DelSol with a 1.5L inline 4.
As I'm driving to work yesterday, it just cuts off. All of the gauges go straight to 0. I reach up and as I coast down the highway, I try to start it again. It starts right up, no problem. Go about 10 more miles, same thing. Radio keeps playing, clock still works, but gauges go to 0, and I'm coasting. It starts right up again no problem.
At work I checked the battery cables/ terminals. Cleaned and reseated cables.
Go to lunch, and it quits again twice in the span of maybe 5 miles.
Going home, not a single burp or problem for the whole 20 or so miles. I'm trying to cause problems (hard acceleration, picking the potholes, wiggling the key in the ignition, turning it off and on at speed, turning it off and on at idle, etc.)
I get home, think the problem is solved(????), turn off the car and for shits and giggles try to start it. It turns over, catches, revvs to about 900 rpms and everything shuts off. Battery is apparently still good, 'cause it cranks it pretty quick with the lights on, and radio blasting. Car still refuses to do anything but rev to about 900 rpms and shut down, so I'm in the Silverado today.
I'm thinking the ignition switch in the steering column has given up the ghost, but I also know that these things have an ignition module in the distributor. I will problably replace a few things in the ignition system anyway, but it would be nice
NOT to have to disable the airbag, and crack the steering column open to put a new switch (read: yet another key to keep track of) in.
Suggestions?
Opinions?
Snyde Remarks?
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