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Key stuck in ignition
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I couldn't do it. I pulled it back apart this morning, fiddled with that steering wheel lock, wire brushing and cleaning/lubing the...
Sep 7, 2024
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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...
Sep 6, 2024
gerhed
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Key stuck in ignition
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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...
Sep 6, 2024
gerhed
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Key stuck in ignition
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On a side note, not associated with ignitions or electrical, I found light through the floor. Oh well, looks like learning a little...
Sep 6, 2024
gerhed
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Key stuck in ignition
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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...
Sep 6, 2024
gerhed
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Key stuck in ignition
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Well folks, for anybody interested, it was this mechanism in the column.
Sep 6, 2024
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The pushrod for the ignition switch is bound up or damaged perhaps?
Sep 6, 2024
gerhed
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Key stuck in ignition
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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.
Sep 5, 2024
gerhed
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Key stuck in ignition
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Yeah, it has the lever, and it still will not trim back far enough to allow the key to be removed.
Sep 5, 2024
gerhed
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Key stuck in ignition
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It's a manual transmission.
Sep 5, 2024
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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...
Sep 5, 2024
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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...
Aug 10, 2024
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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...
Aug 10, 2024
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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...
Aug 10, 2024
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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...
Aug 10, 2024
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