Electrical Ignition switch problems

Okayyy so my ignition switch in my foxbody 91 disassembled like it seperated from the metal part so i tried to put it back together while car was connected to battery while i was doing that in a moment i heard a pop and white smoke came from under the hood driver side.

Inside the car nothing smelled burnt only outside well at the end i ended up buying a new switch changed it and nothing will turn on seems like only thing that still gets power is the headlights
I hotwire the ignition switch and now everything turns on even without moving key so what could be the problem many say fusible link but i cant find it

Also when i hotwire the ignition switch and i have a push button so it can turn over and that way its turn the car on but after i remove the hotwire it turns off what could be the damaged thing if its the fusible wire could someone show a photo of where its located i dont have the money right now to take it with technician

Mustang5L5 said:

The ignition switch is a known issue on these cars and a fire-hazard. There was a recall on that switch because it literally would cause fires. The failure method was that the switches would separate like you've seen.

I highly recommend throwing the switch in the trash and buying a new one.

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I did buy a new one but had to use the old metal piece because the other piece was completely different tho it does work because when i hotwire to turn it on everything turns on and when i move the key its seems that it does send a signal