Because I had the DIC, gauges, radio, heater fan go out on me briefly on Monday, I wanted to check the battery and battery cables for corrosion. There was none as I make a regular check of this due to fact I drive the car so much. I use dielectric on the connections and have never seen any corrosion.
I did install a new tensioner pulley this morning. Half the bearings were gone in the old pulley. Funny that as the pulley started to shake and vibrate more and more this morning, that was when the DIC, gauges, radio, heater fan, and door locks cycled. And the SRS Air bag light came on and stayed on for about 30 seconds. Then everything reverted back to normal.
Maybe the pulley had an effect on the alternator?
Just got back from driving the car about 50 miles and did not have any issues.
I did move around the ground wires connected to the trans bolt, checking for tightness.
I am going to take the time to remove the wires at the transmission bolt to make darn sure they are clean.
I know Bill is steering me in right direction. With the miles on this car, and the relatively few problems I have had in 11 years of ownership, I don't doubt that the ignition switch has gone bad.
I will look into the switch bypass procedure described here on the forum.
If I can't make that work, I will get a new ignition switch.
Thanks Bill and Bronco Boy
