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A few years ago my 87 wouldn't even turn over, so I did the usual, checked the battery, replaced the battery cable (this is a common problem in older cars as the battery cable tends to build up corrosion where you can't see it, and though you have continuity, it wouldn't be able to handle the load of the battery to run the starter). I even went as far as changing the starter. Sometimes the dash lights would come on but no cranking, and other times no lights and no cranking. A few weeks ago it started again and throwing the auto stick into park and neutral would help but not all the time. I finally just took the steering column cover off and found the switch loose on the column (one mounting screw) I tightened that up a no more problems. I don't know if that was the actual fix, but judging by you closing your doors, that might have settled the switch in temporarily? Electrical gremlins are bad.