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Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:47:08 GMT
From: blackadder1999nopsamo.com (Dave Edwards)
Subject: Re: Saab Ignition - Can I replace the switch with a generic switch


Amen brother. I have one HECK of a time trying to get my 85 900s to turn to the cranking postition. Can I just spray some lube into it? is it that simple? I think I'm going to make a alloy steel key so I dont break anymore!!! On Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:25:16 +0100, danny <dannynopsamia-espresso.com> wrote: >Benjamin Grossmann wrote: > >> The same thing happened to me in my 83 900S and I was in the middle of >> Northern Alaska with no convenient access to OEM repair parts. >> >> I robbed two toggle switches from the cockpit of a wrecked DC-9 and a >> "momentary" switch and had the whole operation functional in about 30 >> minutes. (Although it took me another hour and a trip to NAPA to make >> it all pretty) >> All in all, I preferred the new method of starting to the method of >> using a key by far. (As anyone who's ever dropped tapioca between the >> front seats of their car can attest, the key can be diffucult to turn. >> Particularly at -50 degrees below zero) >> Of course, it would seem that not using a key would reduce the >> security of your car, but when I moved to downtown Los Angeles and my >> car was broken into, the would-be thief couldn't figure out how to start >> the car and left me with a only broken window. If you don't really know >> what to look for, two toggle switches and a push-button don't seem too >> intuitive. >> >> When you take the plastic shroud from around the shifter & ignition, >> There'll be a bundle of wires connected to spades on the metal frame >> just above the keyhole. With a little bit of deduction, you'll be able >> to figure out what does what and wire it to the switches (one for >> Accessory Power and one for Main Power, the Momentary Switch is >> obviously for the starter) I just went ahead and mounted them on the >> center console and I haven't had a single problem with them except that >> the red bulb that made the "missile launch" Main Power switch glow red >> burned out once and I had to replace it. It's handy to also wire little >> lights to tell you that the circuit is being completed in case you need >> to troubleshoot. TIP: Use a wire rated approximately the same as the >> wires you're jumping to! Don't get the little tiny wires, go for the >> proper gauge. >> >> > >As a Flight Sim addict, I'd really need to mount those switches in the >headlining/sunroof/interior light position. I would love to reach up and >toggle a few switches to start the engine, and they'd be even less likely to >be noticeable to a car thief :) > > >-- >Regards, >Danny > >http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) >http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) >swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > > >

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