no spark! 87 4kq

[Shawn Manny]

I literalyl was just gonna sak If I could wire a switch in for it
insetad of fixing it. I need to add a switch panel anyways for manual
fan control, so I'll adda fused "Ignition" switch as well...

Thanks!


On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 12:09:50 -0500, Kent McLean
<kentmclean at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Shawn Manny wrote:
> > YEAH it WAS the original coil, can I bypass the ign. switch with a
> > starter button? Or how does one go about replacing the ignition
> > switch...Im sure its in the Bentley, but Im at work...Thanks gang, I
> > will try Tony's idea tomorrow.
> 
> *If* the wire from the battery to the coil works, you could
> just add an on/off switch inside the car.  I'd consider that
> a temporary measure.
> 
> If the 5K switch is like the switch on the 200, it comes
> in two parts.  One is where the key goes. The other is the
> actual electrical part of the switch.  In a nutshell, you
> pull the instrument cluster, undo 2 painted set screws
> holding the electrical part to the keyed part, pull out
> the old part, insert the new part, and put it all back
> together.  In all, it's probably not much more work than
> trying to add the temporary switch described above.
> 
> --
> Kent McLean
> '94 100 S Avant
> '89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" is no more
>