You don't have to pull out anything to switch the switch. It is down
there on the top of the steering column by your feet. You can get to it
by laying on your back -- it has two 5/16 head bolts that hold it on. A
new one is about 12 at Napa. If you are right and it is just
misaligned, it is easy to loosen the bolts and align it. Be careful
because the switch is live unless you unhook the battery. It is easiest
if you take out the seat, about a five minute job with a 3/8 drive 1/2
in head socket. Take a little flashlight with you and while you're down
there, check out the firewall to find out where the hot air is coming
from.
If you want to "hotwire", the solenoid is on the passenger side front
fender. You can hook up a remote starter switch or just jump from the
hot battery side to one of the smaller poles -- you'll know when you get
the right one because the starter starts. Be careful, though. As I
said in an earlier post, I learned all about this thing when I did it to
my 62 Impala and the car almost ran over me. You see, when you jump
that solenoid, by necessity you are jumping around all the safety
interlocks, like the neutral switch in the transmission. In other
words, the car can and will start in gear.
>This may sound crazy, but I need to hotwire VIN 1758 in case what
happened
>this morning happens again.
>I started the car and started to drive towards the exit of the mobile
home
>park where I live. the car almost always dies after i make the first
turn
>(with the engine stone cold) and begin to accelerate. Preignition also
>appears to be present, so for now I'm guessing its a lean fuel-air
mixture or
>some other adjustment like the timing.
>
>When the car died this time, the key turned to the start position like
always,
>but the car did not start. I had power cause I had live gauages and
warning
>lights.
>I think the rod in the steering column is not pushing the switch that
>activaetes the starter solenoid due to misalignment---they arent lining
up.
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