[AT] OT

[Howard Weeks]

Had a new VW bug back in the early 70's that wouldn't start after 
setting for about 10 days. Charge the battery or jump it off and it 
would be fine. Turned out to be a light in the ash tray which I never 
used. It was supposed to be out when closed. But found that it was on 
all the time - bad switch. Took out the bulb and no more trouble.

Used Steve's approach to find the culprit.

Howard in GA

On 5/22/2015 4:51 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Check to see if the brake lights are staying on when not in the
> truck.  Sometimes the brake light switches will stick in the on
> position or at least they will on some models.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve W.
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 3:31 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT
>
> Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>> Can any one on the list tell me if a 2012 ford pickup has a chip in the
>> key that would be affected by a microwave or cell phone and disable it.
>> I have a friend that has this truck and if let sit for about 2 days the
>> key fob won,t operate, but the dealer says  it is caused by key, And
>> have replaced the truck battery said reprogrammed the key and said