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1988 XR
One click each time the key is turned to start.
12V at the solenoid and new solenoid
New starter
Now what????????????

We found the freaking key before we drilled it out. That kinda luck never happens to us. Thanks for all the input provided.

Thanks Mike.

The little screws hold the entire ignition switch. We need to release the cylinder from the switch. Locksmith says it has to be drilled and wants $160 to do so. I can drill pretty good for 160 bucks but want to make sure this is my only option. We lost the keys and "were" going to replace it with a ...

Anyone know how to get the (key) cylinder out of the ignition? I had to buy a generic one but I can't find any small holes around the perimeter to push and release.

OK...I'll do that. Thanks

Can a fuel pump be intermittent? It will start when I go to work but when I'm ready to come home, it won't. I can't hear the high pressure pump when I turn the key. Does that mean it's already primed or should it come on every time I turn the key on?

OK...when I disconnect the high pressure pump and turn on the key, the low pressure pump comes on for about 2 seconds and shuts off. I have the pump out of the tank. Is is suppossed to shut off like that? In an ordinary situation...you know, a utopic world when Merkurs had no challenges, what shuts ...

Thanks...I'll check the area.

Does anyone know where the three prong plug that provides power to the low pressure fuel pump inside the tank receives its ground from. I have an intermittent pump that is showing open resistance and could save some time if anyone knew where it was.

Thanks

I got the gas tank out, removed the low presure pump, checked it on the hot side of the alternator like the manual says but when I checked the plug for the OHMS thing, I get a little confused. I probed all three ports and all of the read open. Wouldn't one of them be a ground? If so, does anyone kno...

Thanks guys. I'm out the door to give it a whirl.

OK...now that I have spun off one bolt and now trying to lower the tank, I can't get the spout out of the hole. The flange keeps me from removing it from the outside....does the spout slide out of the tank? If so, how long is it?

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I thought I'd be smart and protect the spark plug wires in header wrap but I did so with plastic ties. (Duh) One melted, fell on the turbo and caught fire. Extinguisher became a "must have" product.