Tweet
Which wires will I use? My ignition went out this morning. I plan to put toggle switch on it. Need help
89 Festiva. carby. needs repairs!!
89 Festiva. carby. needs repairs!!
-
First time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
-
If you pull the switch away from the tumbler the wires are marked on the switch ign. Start.acc. And I think powerJustin Craig Paola Kansas my 4 passions, demolition derby,Ford 2.3s, my festiva and my kids -
White comes from fuse link, black/yellow goes to starter, black/white goes to coil, black/red to heater fan, wipers, blue/red to acc.Comment
-
So how would I hook up to switch or two switches
It has 7 wires
89 Festiva. carby. needs repairs!!Last edited by jbuck1975; 04-05-2012, 05:44 PM.First time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
Comment
-
I would get a universal sw and mount it somewhere instead of a bunch of toggles. How are you going to keep the steering from locking?Comment
-
first, are you SURE it's a bad switch?, second, if the post above yours doesn't make sence, you probably shouldn't try to tackle this yourself.Trees aren't kind to me...
currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.
Comment
-
What do you mean by "ignition went out"?Comment
-
Yes bad connection inside switch. Had to pull down on the wires because the wire harnesses was loose.
89 Festiva. carby. needs repairs!!First time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
Comment
-
The steering lock doesn't seem to work anywaysOriginally posted by georgeb View Post
89 Festiva. carby. needs repairs!!First time owner
89 L carb'd - white / still needs work
Bought for mpg and only paid $250
Comment
-
I would get another sw assembly from a site member.Originally posted by jbuck1975 View PostComment
-
You can hotwire the car without taking the switch assembly apart (in case you don't want to modify anything) using a toggle and a button.
Run wire from battery + to button, then out to the small wire terminal on the starter.
Run another wire from B+ to toggle, wire from toggle to ignition coil +. Lights work on their own. That'll get you running until you can get a new ignition switch module. The alternator should still charge, IIRC. If it does not, someone else can help you set that up.
If you want to make the radio and stuff work, look at the first "help" post in this thread, if you never plan on appropriately fixing the problem, you can just snip the proper wires and add power, then be on your way.Comment
-
PS - If the assembly is the same as yours, I have one from a '93 that I will GIVE you for the cost of shipping (no more than $5).Comment
Comment