1997 f-250 ignition problem

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Joe - 14 Nov 2006 02:21 GMT

My truck ignition switch has been touchy of as long as I owned the truck if
you turned the key all the way it would not start if you snuck up on it
slowly it would start or if you went past the magic point you could back up
until it started. Once you knew what was going on it was no problem to start
it, so I never considered fixing it. Well now that has changed it won't
start, I hoped to see something by pulling the ignition switch but no luck I
even pulled the switch out of my Explorer and put it in the truck still no
luck, any help on where to look next would be appreciated. Is there a way to
hot wire it?

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Whitelightning - 14 Nov 2006 03:34 GMT

> My truck ignition switch has been touchy of as long as I owned the truck if
> you turned the key all the way it would not start if you snuck up on it
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> luck, any help on where to look next would be appreciated. Is there a way to
> hot wire it?

are you saying you replaced the switch itself, or the lock assembly?

Whitelightning

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Joe - 14 Nov 2006 10:30 GMT

Well I had only replaced the lock assembly I know realize that the switch is
farther down not sure where. Also I was not clear in my first post this is a
cranking over problem, I can't find that one spot that I use to be able to
get it to crank over.
Thanks
Joe

> > My truck ignition switch has been touchy of as long as I owned the truck
> if
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>
> Whitelightning

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Rodan - 14 Nov 2006 21:22 GMT

"Joe" wrote: Well I only replaced the lock assembly.
I know the switch is farther down. Not sure where.
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This guy posted the same problem on alt.autos.ford
insisting that the switch was definitely not the cause.

Now he tells alt.trucks.ford he never checked the
switch. But he didn't tell alt.autos.ford so a lot of
time and effort was wasted there trying to help him.

It's discouraging.

Rodan.
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> > My truck ignition switch has been touchy of as long as I owned the truck
> if
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> > it, so I never considered fixing it. Well now that has changed it won't
> > start, I hoped to see something by pulling the ignition switch but no

luck

> I
> > even pulled the switch out of my Explorer and put it in the truck still

> > luck, any help on where to look next would be appreciated. Is there a

way

> to
> > hot wire it?
>
> are you saying you replaced the switch itself, or the lock assembly?
>
> Whitelightning

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Joe - 15 Nov 2006 00:37 GMT

> "Joe" wrote: Well I only replaced the lock assembly.
> I know the switch is farther down. Not sure where.
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> Rodan.
> __________________________________________

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Please be assured your time and effort was not wasted and is very much
appreciated , I responded in detail at alt.autos.ford.
Thank You
Joe

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Joe - 15 Nov 2006 06:14 GMT

>> "Joe" wrote: Well I only replaced the lock assembly.
>> I know the switch is farther down. Not sure where.
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> Thank You
> Joe

Joe, you're going to have to replace the switch (the real switch, not the
lock). Surely that's pretty easy to figure out.

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