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Electrical Ignition switch woes

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nickyb

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Lately my switch intermittently is hard to turn and no ( nothing) doesn't start
then I either try again and it fires up or I turn the wheel a little and it fires up.
just ordered a new cylinder with keys I figure it's 30 years old.
could this be something else?
 

85GTStangGuy

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Might be the ignition switch. That is different than the keyed ignition cylinder, which is the part that you ordered. The ignition switch is inside the steering column, and is a known failure point.
 

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I ordered both , but I did replace the switch on the column a few years back as the original had come apart.
 
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I also ordered a headlight switch so I can take mine apart( if it comes apart) to do resistor/diode like I did to hazard/rear defrost switch.
Still bothers me after I did led dash lights ,and no one has done headlight switch , yet !
 
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I put the ignition cylinder in and the problem is gone.
 
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Took my old headlight switch apart and cllpped off light inside.
I soldered a resister to a blue diode from the kit a got on amazon, same kit I used for hazard/rear defogswitch.
The my old
solder iron gave up the ghost
As soon As a get another I'll report back with outcome and pics.I

 
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