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I drove down to the Ace Cafe with the TIPEC Central guys and had a few engine cut out problems for the first time.

Two different types of engine cut-out happened on the drive down & back which I wonder if anyone can shine light on?

1 - Went over a bump & the lights on the dashboard came on as though I had just switched the ignition on? This happened twice on the way down & once on the way back? Never happened before?

I do have the usual ignition switch issue where you have to turn it back 5deg when starting to get the lights & other interior electics to work but thats been happening for a while and is on my long list of jobs to sort out. Not sure if this is the reason but maybe???

2 - Whilst driving happily @ 80mph behind Adrian on the M40 my engine just died! No revs at all but stereo etc. still working so electrics still working? I coasted into the hard shoulder & whilst coasting stuck her in Neutral and stared her up again - started fine and blasted back into the convoy and drove fine down to the Ace Cafe?
When I started the car up to drive back in the evening it died twice whilst still on the car park before I moved off???
I drove back up the M40 with Paul Bird & Lindsey as escorts and it never missed a beat up to Warwick services. On my way back home from Warwick Services it did die on me again so I repeated the restart in the middle lane of the M40 - lights going out momentarily - and carried on driving the rest of the way home with no repeat of the problems.

Any idea's where I should start looking at solving these problems of engine cut-out?

Thanks
Steve

Hi

Well, I would DEFINITELY sort that ignition switch FIRST then see if its cured....

All the best Brett

Any idea's on the best place to get the ignition switch back ring plate from?

Hi

Your OPC ??

All the best Brett