Re: shorted out 94 escort - dead in water?!
bit off-thread, but here goes:
got a new ignition switch from the scrap dealer: 10 quid.
however this one had a white plug which was wired slightly differently (not that I noticed straight off) - it managed to start the car without turning on the fuel pump or any other important electrics, resulting in a very loud scraping noise from the engine - turned it off straight away. thankfully got a replacement from self same scrap dealer which sorted that out. seems that the fiesta has a white plug, and the escort has a black plug.
and for what it's worth, managed to fix my slow indicator problem by extracting the relay on the steering column, opening it up and spraying a fine mist of wd40 into it. hopefully this helps someone - cheaper than buying a new one! :-)
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