[Tom Wesenberg]

Marshall, that was me and my repro switch on my 28 Phaeton. After running a couple weeks with an intermittent mystery miss, I noticed when I turned into my neighbor's driveway that it missed again as the key fob swung to the side. Then when I went to turn the car off I noticed I barely had to touch the key and the engine quit. The fob was only a short piece of leather with a small medallion, so it was very light, but enough to mess with the poor switch contacts.

I took the switch apart and improved the contacts, and it hasn't missed since.

As far as wires breaking at the terminals, when I made the cloth wiring harness for my friend's 29 Stutz I soldered the terminals and slipped a 3/4" long piece of rubber tubing over the terminal and part of the wire. This rubber makes it look original and acts as a strain relief so the wire can't flex at the end of the solder, where it likes to break from vibration.

Terry, start by jumping the two wing nuts on the terminal box on the firewall. This will eliminate the ammeter and wires to it.