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Huh, what? Sorry - I was sleeping Posted by Ari [Email] (#2847) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Ari) on Tue, 7 Dec 2004 05:49:23 In Reply to: ari: no responce on this post...do you have any ideas?, rsfeller, Mon, 6 Dec 2004 16:58:16 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
No, just kidding.
To answer the question, no, I haven't seen a pattern of door switch wires failing. In fact, I've had pretty good luck with door switches in general, considering that they live in a really lousy location. And wire failures are pretty rare - faults usually occur at the connection. The only exceptions would be wires that run over the catalytic converter (OG900 disease), and that poor, thin wire running to the back of the alternator to excite the field coils. But that wire is hanging out in the breeze of the engine compartment.
The best I can offer is that you are the victim of a rather rare coincidence. If it's truly a wire problem, you should see a problem with the wire - kink and break in the insulation, corrosion at insulation breaks or at the ends.
One possibility is 'fixing the problem by replacing the wrong part.' The most common place for a circuit to fail is at the connections - rarely in a wire run unless it sees physical damage. It is possible that in the process of replacing the wire, you cleaned up a bad contact somewhere, like where the wire enters the connector pin, or the like. Basically, by banging around in the area, you fixed the problem. But that is only a guess. Why you've been on the receiving end twice is a mystery. But what would life be without mystery?
Once is Chance
Twice is Coincidence
Three time is Enemy Action
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