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Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 17:31:33 GMT
From: Nutmegger<Nutmeggernopsamunkmail.com>
Subject: Re: Can't turn ignition switch


jw says... >> >> You are always going up there huh? >> > >> >Only when I *have* to leave beautiful Rhode Island to visit >> >family! :) > >> OH, I know! I love Rhode Island - I want to move there. >> And, if money wasn't a problem I'd be on Block Island YES - year round! >> Like I said, I am often in Charlestown. I've been to beaches in many states - >> nothing compares, especially during high tide. > >I grew up in Massachusetts, but also lived in Manhattan NYC for >a year and San Francisco for five years. Now I live in Rhode >Island and here is where I'll stay! :-)))))) That's great! It is an under-rated state in my opinion, but that can work to your benefit too. > >> >My ignition seized up again today, probably sand and water that >> >got in there due to my location/recreational pursuits. >> >> Do you notice any other difference in your vehicle being around salt water? > >Not really, except it gets a film of salt on it. Considering >the car has been a Rhode Island car all it's life (originally >purchased at Wigwam in N. Providence, 1984), it doesn't have >much rust. I was just curious about that since I do notice a difference on the siding of some houses. >Only a tiny one-inch round spot on the rear right >fender and small but worsening crack/hole in the front right >fender. Otherwise, body is nearly perfect. I plan to patch the >front fender before too much salt gets thrown on the roads this winter. I have a few small spots also, they don't bother me much. > >> >I had a locksmith come by (triple A plus pays up to $100), and he fixed >> >it in 5 minutes. >> >> What exactly did he do to it? >> Is it time for a new lock cylinder? > >All he did was put a blank key in the ignition and tap it a few >times with a hammer. Now it works OK. That's it?! >He said, "I probably just >had to grind up the sand grains in there." It took him all of >two minutes. What did he charge? > >> >Graphite didn't work this time. >> >> Could you just use pencil lead? >> When I didn't have any lock de-icer, I heated my key with a lighter. >> It worked! > >I've done that too. As someone else said pencil lead wouldn't >work. I don't think you could grind it fine enough, nor is it >pure graphite??? Have to read other post again. No it isn't pure graphite, but the engineering mechanical pencils usually have good graphite lead. > >> >Watch that darned ignition when you've got sand stuck to you >> >getting into the car and/or drinking beverages! >> >> That is _one_ thing I don't really miss! I never put my beverage there anyway - >> just usually spilled in on me and the seat. > >I always put it on the passenger seat and hold it around >corners. My arms are too short. >I rarely spill and when I do, it's on the seat. I've often spilled, so it goes. It is always on me, not the seat. >But >sometimes it spills into the ignition, only two or three times >in two years. It happened to me once in the 900, but luckily everything still worked fine. > >Oh and by the way, I only drink beer when I'm parked. ;) OH - that's good, you'd hate to have that god awful stale beer smell. > >> >Yes, I live in/near/on the ocean...;) > >> Hehe, I'd be in it also. > >I am year round. You'd be amazed at wetsuit technology these >days. I wouldn't know a thing about wetsuits, bathing suits yeah - but not wetsuits. >Even in February (water <40F, air often below freezing). >A surprising number of people are out there then. I know huh? I like seeing die-hards like that, and then there is the annual trek some group always does in Jan or Feb and goes jumping right in. No wetsuits! You couldn't pay me enough. ~J~ Remove "Junk" to reply

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