car will not start
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car will not start
I recently replace the steering wheel in my 1986 pace car, it had a small rs aftermarket wheel. I put it back to original telescopic wheel from another vette. everything works ok however I developed a starting problem I had to play with the key at first to get it to turn over, which I finaly quit doing , I checked battery etc and found nothing wrong then charged battery and played with key at it started to turn over engine but will not start, I think it has something to do with the security system, before I could get it to turn over I did use key in doors locking and unlocking a few times. I did not go below the horn button when I replaces upper steering wheel components. any help would be sincerely appreciated Jerry
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I recently replace the steering wheel in my 1986 pace car, it had a small rs aftermarket wheel. I put it back to original telescopic wheel from another vette. everything works ok however I developed a starting problem I had to play with the key at first to get it to turn over, which I finaly quit doing , I checked battery etc and found nothing wrong then charged battery and played with key at it started to turn over engine but will not start, I think it has something to do with the security system, before I could get it to turn over I did use key in doors locking and unlocking a few times. I did not go below the horn button when I replaces upper steering wheel components. any help would be sincerely appreciated Jerry
You mention that you have "crank" - does it crank every time or is the "crank" only intermittent after fiddling with the key cylinder?
The easiest way to determine if yours is the older original or the newer cylinder is to take your key to a dealer or anyone else that has single-cut resistance keys and compare. If your key is shorter "head to tip" than the new it's the older key cylinder still. If yours is a direct match for that length then it's been replaced once. I don't recall the difference in blade length and I have notes but not available until maybe Monday.
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If this '86 was an original build with the original key cylinder they were known to fail and it was actually refined in '88 and earlier cylinders that failed were replaced with the newer cylinders. The new cylinders also required new keys.
You mention that you have "crank" - does it crank every time or is the "crank" only intermittent after fiddling with the key cylinder?
The easiest way to determine if yours is the older original or the newer cylinder is to take your key to a dealer or anyone else that has single-cut resistance keys and compare. If your key is shorter "head to tip" than the new it's the older key cylinder still. If yours is a direct match for that length then it's been replaced once. I don't recall the difference in blade length and I have notes but not available until maybe Monday.
You mention that you have "crank" - does it crank every time or is the "crank" only intermittent after fiddling with the key cylinder?
The easiest way to determine if yours is the older original or the newer cylinder is to take your key to a dealer or anyone else that has single-cut resistance keys and compare. If your key is shorter "head to tip" than the new it's the older key cylinder still. If yours is a direct match for that length then it's been replaced once. I don't recall the difference in blade length and I have notes but not available until maybe Monday.
