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85 mustang 5.0 cranking in run position

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Recently had a starter go bad on my 85 mustang. Its a 5.0 5 speed, carbureted with duraspark ignition. Replaced my starter and later found i also had a wiring issue that was causing a voltage drop. Fixed that issue and now having a problem when i turn the key to run position the car cranks over. Assumed bad solenoid but i had a spare known good part that I replaced it with, still having same problem. Any ideas where to look? Was after replacing ignition switch last year with a motorcraft replacement. Confirmed good battery, verified grounds. Could it be the tumbler itself? TIA
 

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Remove the ignition switch, reconnect the wiring harness to the switch and manually work the ignition switch. If it still tries to start in the run position I would suspect the switch.
 
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AeroCoupe said:
Remove the ignition switch, reconnect the wiring harness to the switch and manually work the ignition switch. If it still tries to start in the run position I would suspect the switch.
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Thanks gave that a shot with no change. Ended up being the ignition control module. Solved now!
 
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Mamaclean said:
Thanks gave that a shot with no change. Ended up being the ignition control module. Solved now!
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