5K Ignition Switch

[james accordino]

Too bad you didn't find my thread from several yrs.
ago.  I went throught the same problems.  Same results
after replacing electrical portion.  As the injectors
and other things get old and cranking times increase,
people turn the key HARDER I guess thinking this will
make it start.  Like talking louder in a foreign
country so they'll understand you.  Anyway, the little
metal tab that actually connects the key to the
electric portion is twisted, kind of like a candy cane
or barber pole.  You should see it right away when you
open it again.  Take some solid pliers and CAREFULLY
twist it back.  It doesn't need to go much.  Mine has
worked fine ever since, and I'm pretty aware of how
hard I turn the key now.  Good luck and hope this
helps.  BTW, was the small inner collar of your
electric switch cracked and split away?  Mine have
been on every car.

Jim Accordino

--- Mark and Aviva Woodland <maviva at ptdprolog.net>
wrote:
> Greetings listers.
> After putting up with an ignition switch that just
> got progressively worse,
> i.e. we had to jiggle the key while in the start
> position to activate the
> starter, I replaced the electrical half of the
> switch. No good- no bueno,
> outright or partially. The symptom persists... but
> at least its good to know
> that the electrical half is new...and I did replace
> all of the burned out
> bulbs in the instrument cluster, which made the
> whole exercise (almost)
> worth the price of admission.
> I searched the archives and found plenty of
> questions (same symptom as
> above) but not much in the way of answers, save for
> the "add a relay and a
> hidden remote switch" fix, and I already have the
> hidden headlight switch
> (factory fog), and hidden dimmer switch (under the
> carpet) and semi hidden
> cold start override (dangling from beneath the
> dash).
> What's the real deal? Is the mechanical, keyed half
> of the switch to blame,
> and is the only recourse to replace it?
> Thanks in advance for your help.
> Mark
>
>
>


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