LOST POWER ON BYWAY!

[jeffhestand]

Heading to work this AM and lost power on the highway. Never completely died but slow enough i had to get over to the shoulder... I am not sure if the headlight flashing off and on and this could be related or totally seperate.... What should i check.... ALso how hard a job is pulling and cleaning the starter to improve grounding?  Thanks
Jeff

[Inge K.]

Start with checking the ignition switch and kill switch.

Inge K.

[jeffhestand]

and what should i be checking on those 2. cleaning the Connections and such??

[Inge K.]

Try first to wiggle the ignition key and kill switch gently forth and back,
and try determine if one of them (or both) can be the source for the bad connection.

Ignition switch.
Kill switch.

Inge K.

[jeffhestand]

i have a another used ing switch that i may just try swapping out... Can i clean this with contact cleaner effectively?

[Inge K.]

When dismantled......yes.

Inge K.

[jeffhestand]

just checked both ing and kill switch and both seem a little loose to me. It would help if these instructions were not in german  :giggles oh well.. i ll try anyway. Any other ideas are appreciated.
jeff

[Inge K.]

When I say that you should try to wiggle the switches, it wasn`t to check if they was loose or not.

Turn on the ignition and light (you don`t need to start), watch the behaviour of the warning lamps
while gently wiggling the switches.................if isn`t solid on all the time you have possibly found
the source for your problem.

BTW. The pictures is in a international language, not German.

Inge K.

[jeffhestand]

inge- thanks .... did not understand. What is an international langauge? Not sure what that is?
jeff

[robleyd]

I think Inge means that pictures are understandable internationally, where words may not be.

[jeffhestand]

oh...ok.