Hi Sfrid, thanks for the fast reply.
Where CCCD said to turn the tumbler "clockwise", you modified this to say "toward the passenger side of the car." Most of what you wrote is very similar to what CCCD had said but you must have had some trouble with this connector too so you changed the wording.
I'm still having trouble. I just went to try to remove the connector again. I don't understand what "passenger side" means… sorry I'm so dense. I've tried going both clockwise and anti-clockwise with the tumbler, but I can't get the white connector out.
Here is a picture of the situation taken while sitting in the driver's seat and looking with my head over the steering wheel (from the ceiling looking down):
If I turn the tumbler clockwise:
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I have the battery cables removed (so it's equivalent to a dead battery)
I'm trying to remove the white connector on top of the key tumbler. According to CCCD's post it said I needed to turn the tumbler "clockwise." So I tried, that didn't work and the key got stuck in the tumbler. I couldn't turn the tumbler back to the lock position and pull the key out.
So I popped the hood and connected the battery cables again. Then I hopped in the car and could very easily turn the key tumbler back to the lock position and pull the key out.
If I turn the tumbler counter-clockwise (anti-clockwise for Canadian friends):
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I can turn the tumbler to the position you would use if you wanted to listen to music without the engine on. But still, I can't dislodge the white connector.
It is easy to turn the key back to the basic position (I guess this is the LOCK position) and pull the key out. No need to hook up the battery.
What am I missing?
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I must be missing something obvious to most people. I'm a complete nerdy dweeb who knows little about automobiles. I mean, I've been reading like mad recently and soaking up info like a sponge, but that doesn't help much with real world tasks. There are two metal prongs (you can barely see them in the picture) that hold the white connector from the top. The white connector goes into its slot in a way that I don't understand. I'm looking at the new ignition switch I got from Advance Auto Parts and I just don't know how that switch goes in there. It has a button on the bottom that must be flicked by the tumbler to turn on the Blazer. I'm probably misunderstanding the "wiggling" technique to remove this white connector.
I'd like to try to finish this job on Sunday. Any help, tips, or a firm kick in the butt would be a big help! Thanks :-)
-- recurve