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broken ignition key ... tragedy averted 120-130

posted by  timbert on  Wed Apr 16 09:56 CST 2003
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As I had been amply forwarned, the key of my '66 122 finally snapped off in the ignition this week-end (thanks to my brother-in-law who did not remember to use the gorilla-spring bypass toggle switch when he took Ursula for a spin)

Fortunately, thanks to the guidance I've received from the brickboard, I did have spare key blanks (thanks Ron) .. of course, I wasn't quite smart enough to have ever gotten around to having duplicate keys made with those blanks.

However, we were able to extract the broken bit from the cylinder & use a small file to make a new key based on what was left of the broken key, by putting both in a vise & carefully filing.

So, thanks to all ... for helping me avert the tragedy of not being able to drive my car for even a day

tim







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    broken ignition key ... tragedy averted 120-130

    posted by  Ron Kwas on  Thu Apr 17 03:14 CST 2003
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    Tim;

    Unfortunately, that is a common occurance when other, unchecked-out, parties are allowed to drive our cars (including service and maintenance personnel)...but all things considered, it could have gone a lot worse...and now, your BIL now "owes you"!

    Cheers







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