Ignition switch wires

Post by **maxwoods** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:13 pm

Can anybody advise:

I had a mystery ignition problem which involved changing battery, solenoid and ignition switch, all of which were duff!!!

It is a '71 pickup, with dash mounted ignition switch, secured with a locking ring.

Like a fool I forgot to label the contacts on the ignition switch, so i have 4 wires(brown with blue stripe. thick white, thin white and white with red stripe) and 3 terminals on the back of the replacement switch,(one single terminl marked '1', and two double connectors, one marked '3' and the other not marked at all, but I assume is terminal '2'

Does anyone know which goes where?

Happy new year to you all

Max

Post by **Willie** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:38 pm

YES....number 1 contact has white/red on it, number 2 has both whites on it, and number 3 has brown/blue.

Post by **maxwoods** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 3:05 pm

Thanks very much - I was trying to use logic and got it the other way around.!!!

Happy New year

Max

Post by **maxwoods** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:48 am

Pick Up now started after lying dormant for 10 years.

Petrol had also turned to jelly in carburettor float bowl and jet feed pipe!!

MOT soon.

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:00 pm

Hooray! Congratulations - it's always good to hear of another LCV breathing again...