'85 RX

 

When I turn the key off, it sometimes continues running for a couple more seconds. Not dieseling, but running normally. The tach jumps around some, too.

 

Also, as I was working on the horn today, I turned the ignition on. The tach jumped a few times, the was a faint clicking sound, and the engine jumped, like the ignition coil just fired a bunch of times and the engine had turned some.

 

Does this happen to anyone else? Any ideas?

sounds like a bad ignition switch

sounds like there is something funny on the crank angle sensor maybe as well.

Ah sorry Will, 85 RX = non crank angle distributor

 

I might favor a sticking ignition relay.

 

The fire of a cyl upon ignition "on" is normal.

 

the engine only stops at four positions

all yield a pistion ready to fire

Ah sorry Will, 85 RX = non crank angle distributor

 

my 86 has it? I can take the dizzy out and turn it with the ignition on and the Fuel Injectors and coil will fire...