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Premium72 · 01-30-2007, 10:02 PM

ok tore this thing apart to re do sum things an paint as it went back togeather. didnt pull any electronics out while doing this. got it all slapped back in and now it will not start with the key. i can turn the key and go jump the starter with a screw driver and itll crank up an run AWESOME!!.. but not with the key. do i neeed a new innition switch? or what?

also with my wires going to my dizzy. i have hei should i have 2 wires or just the coil wire goin into the +bat on the dizzy. thanx fellas im going to have some pics up tomorow of the fresh paint. laters. w.

texas69truck · 01-30-2007, 10:04 PM

you should have 2 wires, the other is for the tach

Premium72 · 01-30-2007, 10:23 PM

ive got no tach .so im not using that one. but thanx for the heads up.

TONE · 01-30-2007, 10:41 PM

Same Thing Happened To Me With My 1967. Mine Started Great With A Screw Driver Too. Messed With All Weekend Until I Finally Went To Napa And Pick Up A New Ignition Switch. Bingo! Could Be The Problem With Your's. I Think There Are A Couple Of Fusible Links Along The Same Wire You Could Look At Too. But Hey, If It's Not The Switch, A Least You Have A New One And Ruled That Out.

Good Luck!

**VetteVet** · 01-30-2007, 11:02 PM

Might be the neutral start switch if you have an automatic trans. Try starting in park and neutral and jiggle the shift lever while holding the key in the start position.

Premium72 · 01-31-2007, 01:58 AM

tranny an shifter arent hooked up yet. im gana try an get a switch tomorrow . i thought that might be it. when i turn the key the light in the dash comes on. i think its a brake lite. ill check both those solutions thought. thanx.

68speedalert · 01-31-2007, 01:29 PM

neutal safety is mounted on column inside the cab.

dave2953 · 01-31-2007, 01:37 PM

Had the same thing happen to me once. Ended up being the neutral safety switch. Drove me crazy until I figured it out. I think you can disconnect the neutral safety switch and use a jumper wire to bypass it, and if it starts you found your problem. I drove mine like this for along time because I was too lazy to buy the switch. Hope this helps.

larry may · 01-31-2007, 04:55 PM

I had same issue. Did all the stuff you did are doing worked great . Then one day it started al over again. I put in a button for the second time . Now when the ole heap get iggnorant won't crank by the key. I turn on the key reach in to a secret place and push the button. Starts everytime. Not as likely to get ran over,as one starting from under the hood. Most of the time it does start from the key. Hope your new parts do the job..

Premium72 · 01-31-2007, 07:18 PM

where on the column is the switch eaxactly. is that the part near the fire wall on the column? thanx. w.

dave2953 · 01-31-2007, 09:50 PM

It's on the top of the column where it passes through the firewall. The harness that plugs into is what I bypassed with a jumper wire.

01-30-2007, 10:02 PM	#1
Premium72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Rica Ga Posts: 889	truck wont start. ok tore this thing apart to re do sum things an paint as it went back togeather. didnt pull any electronics out while doing this. got it all slapped back in and now it will not start with the key. i can turn the key and go jump the starter with a screw driver and itll crank up an run AWESOME!!.. but not with the key. do i neeed a new innition switch? or what? also with my wires going to my dizzy. i have hei should i have 2 wires or just the coil wire goin into the +bat on the dizzy. thanx fellas im going to have some pics up tomorow of the fresh paint. laters. w.

01-30-2007, 10:04 PM	#2
texas69truck Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: austin texas Posts: 113	Re: truck wont start. you should have 2 wires, the other is for the tach

01-30-2007, 10:23 PM	#3
Premium72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Rica Ga Posts: 889	Re: truck wont start. ive got no tach .so im not using that one. but thanx for the heads up.

01-30-2007, 10:41 PM	#4
TONE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: IOWA Posts: 58	Re: truck wont start. Same Thing Happened To Me With My 1967. Mine Started Great With A Screw Driver Too. Messed With All Weekend Until I Finally Went To Napa And Pick Up A New Ignition Switch. Bingo! Could Be The Problem With Your's. I Think There Are A Couple Of Fusible Links Along The Same Wire You Could Look At Too. But Hey, If It's Not The Switch, A Least You Have A New One And Ruled That Out. Good Luck! __________________ 67 C 20 BOWTIE (IN PROGRESS) - 1972 350 ENGINE - MUNCIE SM 420 - 4.56 GEARS

01-30-2007, 11:02 PM	#5
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,718	Re: truck wont start. Might be the neutral start switch if you have an automatic trans. Try starting in park and neutral and jiggle the shift lever while holding the key in the start position. __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.

01-31-2007, 01:58 AM	#6
Premium72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Rica Ga Posts: 889	Re: truck wont start. tranny an shifter arent hooked up yet. im gana try an get a switch tomorrow . i thought that might be it. when i turn the key the light in the dash comes on. i think its a brake lite. ill check both those solutions thought. thanx.

01-31-2007, 01:29 PM	#7
68speedalert Semi-Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington, MO Posts: 390	Re: truck wont start. neutal safety is mounted on column inside the cab. __________________ '68 50th Anniversery LWB Custom Fleetside, '77 305 v-8, turbo 350, factory speed alert (still works), '71 drivetrain w/front discs. Some call it ugly yellow, others call it Ochre '83 Jeep CJ-7, <80,000 miles, original owner '04 Chevy Suburban, 4x4, 2500, 6.0 ltr, Predator Diablo programmer '95 GMC K1500 Extended cab

01-31-2007, 01:37 PM	#8
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: truck wont start. Had the same thing happen to me once. Ended up being the neutral safety switch. Drove me crazy until I figured it out. I think you can disconnect the neutral safety switch and use a jumper wire to bypass it, and if it starts you found your problem. I drove mine like this for along time because I was too lazy to buy the switch. Hope this helps. __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250

01-31-2007, 04:55 PM	#9
larry may Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MISSOURI Posts: 3,256	Re: truck wont start. I had same issue. Did all the stuff you did are doing worked great . Then one day it started al over again. I put in a button for the second time . Now when the ole heap get iggnorant won't crank by the key. I turn on the key reach in to a secret place and push the button. Starts everytime. Not as likely to get ran over,as one starting from under the hood. Most of the time it does start from the key. Hope your new parts do the job.. __________________ The biggest problem people have, is other people Thou shalt be cool and not hassle Be a site supporter. The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool inclines to the left." Ecclesiastes 10:2 Last edited by larry may; 01-31-2007 at 04:57 PM.

01-31-2007, 07:18 PM	#10
Premium72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Villa Rica Ga Posts: 889	Re: truck wont start. where on the column is the switch eaxactly. is that the part near the fire wall on the column? thanx. w.

01-31-2007, 09:50 PM	#11
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: truck wont start. It's on the top of the column where it passes through the firewall. The harness that plugs into is what I bypassed with a jumper wire. __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250

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