<VV> need help ignition switch removal (advertising & info)

[corvairduval at cox.net]

Try every GM B10 or B11 key you have. Wiggle, jiggle, slide in and out
while wiggleing. The KEY, not you!

Then lube well with Lock Eaase and try again.

Usually some key will be close enough for the tumblers to satisfy and the
cylinder will turn counterclockwise to the accessory position.

If you think the door locks are original to the car and so is the ignition,
remove a door lock, give the 4 digit code and I can make a code cut key for
$6.50 post paid. Check local locksmith for price if time is of the essence.

Making the lock ring small to prevent the switch removal was another little
anti-theft thing.

Well, back when we were in high school any gearhead would have known how to
hot wire a car. But, who in high school now even has seen a car with
points, or how to hot wire the system? You can hot wire a GM HEI the same
way, but even these are rare now! Most recent joy-riders know how to break
the steering column.

Frank DuVal

Original Message:
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From: Ramon Rodriguez III corvairgrymm at gmail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:21:29 -0400
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> need help ignition switch removal


Greetings Vairfolk,

     I need to replace my ignition switch in my 66' but I can't get it out
of the dash.  Here is the problem: I discovered a while back that the
ignition switch can be operated without the correct key, a flat blade
screwdriver works just fine.

In an effort to make one of the world's easiest to steal cars at least a
tiny bit less inviting I decided I'd better fix it.  I obtained a used
ignition lock cylinder with key and matching door locks but discovered that
I couldn't change the cylinder because I'm unable to turn the switch to the
accessory position.  For all I know the keys I have might not even really
belong with this switch.

I have the ignition switch from my 65' so I figured I'd put the new lock
cylinder in that switch and install it, but now I discovered that I
apparently can't get the 66' Switch out of the dash without removing the
lock cylinder, which I can't do because it won't go to Accessory....  so now
I'm stuck.  It looks like the face of the ignition switch on the 65' is
slightly smaller diameter allowing the trim ring to come off over it, but
the one in the 66' won't allow the trim/lock ring to pass.   So now what do
I do?


While on the subject of locks, does anyone have any inexpensive anti-theft
tips for Corvairs?  It's alarming to think about how easy it is to steal
these cars...  I can do it with a coat hanger (assuming a late model with
the doors locked), one length of wire (preferably with a ballast resistor)
and a screwdriver... and so could any high school gearhead.  The only tricks
in my arsenal are my quick disconnect battery and more importantly taking
the coil wire with me or hiding it if I'm parked someplace that worries
me.... but these aren't things I'm going to do every time I park at the
mall.



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