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Re: How to clean and reuse an ignition switch.

Subject: Re: How to clean and reuse an ignition switch.
From: Jasen Betts
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 01:47:06 +1300
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.basics
On 2005-10-14, Sam Nickaby <Sam> wrote:
> I have a 1988 Honda ignition switch that I have opened up. It's full of
> harden grease. I believe this is causing the car to stall when it loose
> momentary contact.
>
> What kind of solution should I use to clean the parts and what kind of
> grease or solution should I put back inside the ignition switch?

A new ignition switch unit is probably less expensive than having that 
one fail and run the starter while the engine is going and destroy the
starter and demount the ring gear etc...

this I learned the hard way...

Bye.
   Jasen

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