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gerhed replied to the thread Key stuck in ignition.I couldn't do it. I pulled it back apart this morning, fiddled with that steering wheel lock, wire brushing and cleaning/lubing the... -
I ran into the wheel lock hub thingie rubbing on the column. Determined that the thing was bent, like too much oomph with the lock plate...
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gerhed replied to the thread Key stuck in ignition.I'm not putting the wheel lock back in. Everything works great until that goes in. No amount of lube seems to make it happy, and...
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gerhed replied to the thread Key stuck in ignition.On a side note, not associated with ignitions or electrical, I found light through the floor. Oh well, looks like learning a little...
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gerhed replied to the thread Key stuck in ignition.It was just stuck. Took it all apart and I'm cleaning and lubricating everything. It has some ancient grease on it that is far from...
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gerhed replied to the thread Key stuck in ignition.Well folks, for anybody interested, it was this mechanism in the column.
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The pushrod for the ignition switch is bound up or damaged perhaps?
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gerhed replied to the thread Key stuck in ignition.I'm in the process of pulling the ignition switch out now. Headed to the parts store in a minute for the steering lock depressor thingy.
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gerhed replied to the thread Key stuck in ignition.Yeah, it has the lever, and it still will not trim back far enough to allow the key to be removed.
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gerhed replied to the thread Key stuck in ignition.It's a manual transmission.
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So, I replaced the temp and voltmeter in the dash, and in the process, I removed the two nuts holding the steering column in place under...
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I used Edelbrock's E-Tec heads. Aluminum and much beefier than a vortec, but supposedly in the same design-genre. Unless you find...
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I used these heads on my SBC, and they are a complete assembled head. They don’t claim to be a Vortec clone, but have similar...
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There's better heads than vortec for the money out there. Do an internet search for small block chevy cylinder head shootout I've posted...
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I'm looking for a set of vortec type heads in aluminum, and was wondering if y'all might have some suggestions of manufacturers to look...
