ignition switch problem
 

hi i am new to this site and i am sure glad to find it cause so far its been a great help, i would like to thank bob at pelican for all his help hes given me , now the problem i have is i am painting a friends 1977 911 targa and it was tow to me cause the car wouldnt shut off with the key so some guy he knows was messing with it and took the wires off the back of the switch and now i have to figure out how to get it right does anyone have a wiring diagram for the switch the back is numbered and the wires are color coded maybe someone has a switch still hooked up and can see whats what hey its worth a try i hope someone can help me cause this is really messed up well thanks for any help

That, my friend, is one longa$$ sentence. :)

Hope this helps:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=430286&highlight=ignition+switch+ wiring+diagram

Welcome, Patrick300.

Search will yield many things....Wayne nailed it for ya'.

...and that was a longa$$ sentence!!!!!!!

Best,


Doyle

Eat your heart out, James Joyce!

I don't know about a '77 but '78s through '83s (and then some) don't have "wires off the back of the [ignition] switch," they have a fully pre-wired circular plug that presses onto the back of the ignition tumbler unit. Are you saying your helpful guy took the wires out of the plug rather than simply unplugging it?

I think I have that piece of harness . I will look up at the shop tonight, and If I can find it, I will send you pictures. I repaired a theft recovery( attempted) vehicle a couple years ago.They didnt get the car , but they sure butchered the switch and wiring harness trying.

thanks for all your info, and sorry about the on going sentence. And yes the idiot undid the plug in y i dont know>. Well fastfred i hope you can find that piece of harness that would be a great help thanks alot guys.

What exactly do you need to know that isn't in the post that Wayne found for you in the search function and posted the link to?

hey thanks spuggy i didnt even notice wayne post. That was really great thanks wayne that was a big help pat

When the key wouldn't turn off my '84 it was the mechanical key mechanism itself that was broken and wouldn't turn the electrical switch - which was fine. I tried to take it apart but that thing is IMHO non-serviceable. Now I have two keys! One for the door and another one to start the car. lol

Sentence too long???
 

Doyle,

If you thing it was too long, wait till he gets a period on that statement. I think he's not finished yet with the sentence......because a complete sentence ends with a period. Just having fun guys......

Tony