The Jeep in question is a '92 with 4.0, manual trans and tilt column. A couple times over the last week when I have started up the old gal the radio presets are gone, like someone disconnected the battery. I didn't think much of it and figured it was just time for a new radio.

Today however, the little Jeep started up just fine. I went for a short drive, stopped to put some fuel in and when I got back in turned the key and nothing! No click, no fuel pump, no lights, nothing!! Tried the key a couple times with the same result. I popped the hood checked for loose battery connections and all was good. Jumped back in wiggled the key back and forth a few times and she fired right up.???

I am thinking it may be a bad key switch and it is losing contact with whatever it makes contact with periodically??

Don't know if it makes any difference or not but the key switch does seem worn and the key can be removed in the run position.

Anybody have any thoughts, possibly something a little deeper in the column?