UPDATE:

I went out and did some testing...

I pulled the lever up so the car would start. I then started it, ket it run for about 35 seconds then shut it off. Stop lever snapped down and didn't return. I then restarted the car and pulled the vac. line off the shut-off valve. I wanted to see if the stop lever would go down instantly or what, so I turned the key off in the car but the car kept running, so I reconnected the line and it shut off while at the same time snapped the lever down. If you try to pull the lever up right after shutting down, it's more difficult than if the car had been sitting an hour. It seems like the lever is being held down by vacuum.

I've been having problems lately with the key switch, well since I've owned the car that is. When you start the car, you have to turn the key back to the run position or the blower won't work, etc. So the key isn't fully returning to its run position. Do you guys think that maybe the key switch being faulty would cause this?

Thanks
David

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2000 Honda Accord V6 137k miles

1972 300SEL 4.5 98k miles

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