[FC] ignition switch

[Wild8bill at aol.com]

We had a left over, sort of generic Chevy switch that was for our 1961  
Impala, that I installed in our 1963 Monza, it was a perfect fit with the  lock and 
the trim bezel. The connections may have been a little different, and  the 
wiring harness may not fit on a generic Chevy switch; but our Monza had been  
ravaged by tweakers, and I had to crimp on my own terminals on the wires  anyway.
 
That being said, in a pinch you might be able to go to your LAPS (local  auto 
parts store) and get a generic Chevy switch that will work just fine, for  
about $10-15.
 
Bill
Richmond CA
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/5/2008 7:35:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
vairmech at aol.com writes:


That about sums it up below.

Disconnect the battery, turn the key all the way to lock, insert a 
pin in  the hole in the front and continue to turn CCW and the whole 
tumbler will  slide right out in your hand. Remove the switch, this is 
where  disconnecting the battery comes in, and then install the new 
switch,  connect the connector and then insert the tumbler with the key 
at the same  point thatit came out and turn CW. That should be all there 
is to change  the ignition switch. OH!!!! Reconnect the battery.

Ken  Hand
248-613-8586
www.corvairmechanic.com


-----Original  Message-----
From: Fred Darvill <finstall at hotmail.com>
To: corvair  FC <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 8:38  pm
Subject: [FC] ignition switch



My ignition switch has  stopped snapping back to the run position from 
the
starter  position.  Will a new
switch from Clarks, or whoever, restore the  function?  I assume the 
spring that
returns the switch to run is  in
that assembly  and I simply need to put my old  keyway into a  new 
switch
assembly.  Am I correct? Fred  Darvill

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