Ignition switch wiring
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Mass
Ignition switch wiring
Hello all, new to the forum.
Need a little help.
C1 with, as far as I know, original wiring harness.
Installed a new ignition switch after a few too many yrs of just sitting, me and the car.
As luck would have it the orig switch was wired wrong to begin with.
I've tried to figure it out without frying anything but still having problems. It'll start and run but it won't shut off. Put the switch in off position and still runs.
I've searched all the threads and looked at the wiring diagram. Nothing tells me what wires from harness, etc. go on which terminals on the switch.
Right now I have:
Pink-ACC
Red-BAT
Brown-IGN
Pink-BAT
Violet-SOL
Any help with what color wires go where on the switch would be great.
Thanks
Need a little help.
C1 with, as far as I know, original wiring harness.
Installed a new ignition switch after a few too many yrs of just sitting, me and the car.
As luck would have it the orig switch was wired wrong to begin with.
I've tried to figure it out without frying anything but still having problems. It'll start and run but it won't shut off. Put the switch in off position and still runs.
I've searched all the threads and looked at the wiring diagram. Nothing tells me what wires from harness, etc. go on which terminals on the switch.
Right now I have:
Pink-ACC
Red-BAT
Brown-IGN
Pink-BAT
Violet-SOL
Any help with what color wires go where on the switch would be great.
Thanks
Melting Slicks
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From: Maryland
Are you using Delco 577 ignition switch ? The stock ignition harness had a 3 wire plug that connected the solenoid ( violet) battery (red) and ignition(brown) to the switch.. The 2 pink wires are Acc & battery. If the pink wires are connected wrong the turn signal will work in the off or lock position and you just reverse them.
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 15
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From: Mass
Using a replacement switch. Says Danchuck on it. Bought from a catalog.
If that's correct wiring then I'm good. Directionals switch not hooked up so I don't know if pink wires are correct.
Might I have a bad switch?
When running I switch to off position, guages go off, engine keeps running.
If that's correct wiring then I'm good. Directionals switch not hooked up so I don't know if pink wires are correct.
Might I have a bad switch?
When running I switch to off position, guages go off, engine keeps running.
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Doc Rebuild says on a 1959 which I have. However I've an after market wiring system (Ron Francis) in my car so all color coding is different in my car,,,for some ungodly reason. A real pain in the ****.
Looking at the 3 center posts of the switch that are stacked like a pyramid: 2 lower posts, with a single post above them.
Top of pyramid post is red wire that goes to amp gauge passenger side stud. This wire also T's off to go to voltage Regulator "B" Battery Terminal.
Right bottom post of pyramid is purple going to driver side terminal on coil resistor.
Left bottom post of pyramid is purple going to your start solenoid "S" ignition switch terminal.
On left side of pyramid as it stands upright, this post takes a pink wire that goes to fuse block Radio 20 amp fuse position (third from the bottom).
Underneath the bottom of the pyramid is a pink wire that goes to flasher terminal at fuse block,,the top horizontal slot position of the flasher receptacle.
The remaining post on the switch which is above the pyramid, shows as unused.
Again this is all for stock harness wiring in a 59 Vette.
Looking at the 3 center posts of the switch that are stacked like a pyramid: 2 lower posts, with a single post above them.
Top of pyramid post is red wire that goes to amp gauge passenger side stud. This wire also T's off to go to voltage Regulator "B" Battery Terminal.
Right bottom post of pyramid is purple going to driver side terminal on coil resistor.
Left bottom post of pyramid is purple going to your start solenoid "S" ignition switch terminal.
On left side of pyramid as it stands upright, this post takes a pink wire that goes to fuse block Radio 20 amp fuse position (third from the bottom).
Underneath the bottom of the pyramid is a pink wire that goes to flasher terminal at fuse block,,the top horizontal slot position of the flasher receptacle.
The remaining post on the switch which is above the pyramid, shows as unused.
Again this is all for stock harness wiring in a 59 Vette.
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Army
If the motor is really a mess there is a shop that will rebuild it (not cheap but they do it right), Capitol Restorations out of Maryland (Tom Maxwell)...
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ignition switch.
If you use the trunk key in the ignition I think you cant shut down the car. That is exactly what happened to me. My local lock guy fixed my switch for 7 bucks.
RC Eugene Oregon
I have two ignition wires under dash I cant figure out what they go to. no matter which of the prongs I hook up everything still works Any ideas!
RC Eugene Oregon
I have two ignition wires under dash I cant figure out what they go to. no matter which of the prongs I hook up everything still works Any ideas!
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Army
Folks - its a C1; there is NO ACC position on the ignition switch and one key fits EVERYthing (unless somebody swapped locks out at some point)...
One wire close to the ignition switch that can fool you sometimes is the one that goes to the light for the cigarette lighter. The light is missing in many cars (it was in mine) so you have a suspicious looking connector just hanging in space. If one of your wires is gray with a plastic enclosed female spade connector - it could well be the cigarette lighter light power feed.
If the wire reads 12V only when the light switch is pulled out then that is DEFINITELY what it is !
One wire close to the ignition switch that can fool you sometimes is the one that goes to the light for the cigarette lighter. The light is missing in many cars (it was in mine) so you have a suspicious looking connector just hanging in space. If one of your wires is gray with a plastic enclosed female spade connector - it could well be the cigarette lighter light power feed.
If the wire reads 12V only when the light switch is pulled out then that is DEFINITELY what it is !
