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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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Hi Guys, I'm still trying to find someone with a wiring diagram of a 76 ignition switch. There are 2 red wires, 1 pink, 1 brown and 1 smaller tan wire that go to the switch. I need to relocate my swith and use a standard GM
in-dash type key switch but I need to know what wires are for acc,ign,on,start.
My Haynes manual does not have this detail. Does anyone out there have a diagram showing these wires?
I tried Painless and they only offer the whole harness for around $200.
Thanks in advance.
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Old Feb 16, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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Default Re: Ignition Switch Wires (viperjesse)

According to my Corvette shop manual there are seven wires that attach to the ignition switch.
Pink 12g (Labeled IGN-1)
Brown 12g (Labeled ACC)
Orange 12g permanently connected to a Brown/White 24g (Labeled IGN-3)
Red 12g (Labeled BAT-3)
Purple/White 12g (Labeled SOL)
Red 12g (Labeled BAT-2)

Ignition OFF - all wires are open (not connected)

Ignition START - IGN-1, BAT-1, SOL connected

Ignition RUN - IGN-1, BAT-2, ACC, IGN-3, BAT-3 connected

Ignition ACC - ACC, BAT-2, BAT-3 connected

There are two ground terminals on the linear switch GRD-1 and GRD-2 that don't seem to have any wires to them. Also BAT-1 does not have any wires either.

BAT-1 is hot when the ignition switch is in RUN and ACC since it is internally connected to the other BAT connections.

GRD-1 is connected directly to GRD-2 when the switch is in START.


Hope this helps.

Jim
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Old Feb 17, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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THANK YOU Jim, very much..
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