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Old 06-26-2018, 05:28 PM   #4
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Re: Near End of Life. Please Help!

My 1993 3.8 has an ignition module. ONce dead, that was it: not intermittent. Totally different from your 3.1 that uses a rotating distributor.
The other issue was the ignition switch itself. Started as an intermittent problem..but got worse with time. It is acted on via a long metal link that goes to the ignition key barrel. It is located low on the steering colums and almost out of reach. I have simply added a relay that I turn ON with a separate toggle switch . This relay applies 12V to the fuel pump circuit (common to the ignition circuit). I still need the key to start but the engine, once started, is kept alive by this circuit. But again this is for the 3.8.
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