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Old 02-07-17, 21:35
Chris Preston Chris Preston is offline
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Default The Prince of Darkness strikes again...........

'Afternoon All,

We had our Ferret out for a local Canada Day parade yesterday, with a highway road move to the parade forming-up point - with no problems at all during the transit to the parade or during the parade itself. As we started our return trip home, the vehicle just died - suddenly. No power to the motor, but lights, signals, horn, and intercom all still worked. The Red indicator light for the ignition was out, with nothing going to the starter switch. After a few minutes of trying everything, including tapping the horn, the Red light came back on and the engine would start, the vehicle would move a few feet, and quite again. This happened several times, and each time, noting that the red light was flickering and going out, I'd tap the horn, and the red light would restore itself and the engine would restore itself and keep running - for another few seconds and repeat it's stalling. Each time, tapping the horn would (for some un-explainable reason) bring back the red indicator light.

This problem has only happened a couple of times recently, but at the time didn't cause any issues as the vehicle was parked. The batteries are fine so it's not a battery problem. I think it's a starter-switch problem but any advice would be appreciated.

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Chris Preston
Victoria, BC
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Old 02-07-17, 21:38
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Default The Prince of Darkness strikes again...

Apologies - should check the spelling first - my previous post should be "The Prince of Darkness strikes again.

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Old 02-07-17, 22:08
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Hi Chris, with the Champ or Humber our first item on the checklist (list is getting longer) for electrical/running issues is the conduit plugs on the generator panel.
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Old 02-07-17, 22:58
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Apologies - should check the spelling first - my previous post should be "The Prince of Darkness strikes again.
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