Help with starter
06-26-2011, 05:03 PM
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Help with starter
My ignition broke last August and I haven't got around to fixing it yet (the gears inside are stripped), so I've been starting with the ignition switch using a screwdriver and I went out to start it the other day and it wouldn't, so I had to get underneath and start it by touching both posts with a screwdriver, so does anyone know why my ignition switch won't work, it should be fine i just got it replaced, and just went and bought a new one and tried it but same problem. Help me out please.
06-26-2011, 07:23 PM
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Check the top of your steering column under the dash there is a rod that comes down and operates a mechanical switch, sometimes it dislodges and will not operate. You put the cylinder in correctly right?
06-27-2011, 01:28 PM
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Everything comes on when i turn it to on. and no the ignition switch is not attached to my steering column it is dangling because i have to use a screwdriver to start it cause my ignition is f'ed up
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