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Hey everyone !!

I have a Clifford Cut-OFF switch that I've had for years and never had a problem with. Today I went 2 start my car by inserting the cut-off key and then placing the car key in the igniton. The car did not turn over and I lost all power. I then popped my hood and checked the battery and alternator which looked fine. I waited a few minutes and then the cut off switch light came back on and I had power. I tried turning on the car again and lost all power. I did this several times until finally the car turned over. I was talking to a friend of mine who said that its probably a bad igniton switch. Obviously their seems to be an electrical short somewhere. Any input would help. Does anyone think its the igniton switch or do u think it may have something to do with the cutoff switch that I have never had a problem with. I recently installed a Vortech S-Trim blower and a superchip, would this have anything 2 do with it? Also after the Vortech install one of my pulleys is extremly loud at idle, any reason for this? Thanks in advance
 

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As I recall with those chip kills, the red LED flashes real fast after you insert the chip. Does yours flash fast?

I'd take a look at battery cable connections. Jumper cables are great for running in parallel with existing cables to find a bad one (I.e. run a jumper from the negative battery terminal to the engine, etc).

And just for confusion's sake, there are circuits on the starter-interlock circuit. They turn off when the car is 'cranking'. This can make articulating when power is lost, and what components lose power, all the more important.

Good luck.
 
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