Starter won't stop

[ctwright]

Originally Posted by J-Ri

If it does do it again, connect a wire to the "S" terminal on the starter and run it to a small light that you can see from inside the car. That way you can see if it's the siwtch or the starter. Sorry to say, but I bet it will do it again. Every stuck closed relay I've seen stays stuck shut because the contacts weld themselves together, so not usually intermittent.

ctwright, your problem is not the ignition switch. There's a rack and pinion behind the lock cylinder that pushes the ignition switch. The rack is a very common break. It's a cheap part, I'd fix it so anyone couldn't just take the car.

Thank you for your advice I figured it was something in the ignition cylinder I didn't know it was a separate piece. It was just easier and cheaper to me at the time to just pull the dash panel off and mount the switch there. The way it is now you still have to have a key for the universal starter switch I installed. Unless the person knows how to hot wire it or pick a lock they can't steal it. But yes I agree it is easier seeing how the steering wheel no longer locks which means if you can do any of those you can steal it. It doesn't really bother me actually alot of my friends seen it and ask if I can put a push button start on theirs, lol. I have no clue why they would think it's cool so don't ask.

The reason I have a push button along with the universal starter switch is because the starter contacts will burn up in those universal switches, they probably have some more expensive ones rated at higher amps though. And the push button start i got is rated for alot more amps. So I just use the key for the ignition and accessory. I just wanted to add that because that makes sense why some vehicles they would also use a starter relay so I agree with that user who said they added in a starter relay. Because a wire from the switch down to the solenoid isn't good for the contacts on the switch(at least not those cheap 8 dollar universal ones from autozone and advance). I actually probably could have added in a relay for that instead of getting a separate push button but like I said everyone likes the push button, lol.

[J-Ri]

Originally Posted by ctwright

my friends seen it and ask if I can put a push button start on theirs, lol. I have no clue why they would think it's cool so don't ask.

That should be pretty obvious, racecars have pushbutton starters, and we all know how fast they are. Therefore, a pushbutton starter makes the car faster!