[DeTomaso] ignition switch/lock question

[Larry Weston]

On a later car, it lives next to the headlight relays etc beside the drivers left calf. 
Not sure if they exist on early cars with all that sort of stuff in the rightside footwell.
Even they're not disconnected they often fail due to arcing on the internal contacts. It's just how they work.

> From: michaelbarnessrt10 at hotmail.co.uk
> Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:00:01 +0000
> To: SOBill at aol.com
> CC: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ignition switch/lock question
> 
> What buzzer?
> 
> Sent by Michael Barnes
> 
> > On 27 Mar 2015, at 04:21, SOBill via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
> > 
> >   The ignition lock is grounded through the mounting of the steering
> >   column. This is not a really positive way to be sure the lock cylinder
> >   is grounded, but it is the way it was done by the factory. My '74 has
> >   no wire to connect to the spade lug on the switch cylinder.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   The only function which could be affected by a poor lock cylinder
> >   ground is the "key in lock" warning buzzer. If you leave the key in the
> >   lock and the buzzer sounds when you open the driver's door, you have a
> >   good enough ground connection.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
> >   Do the best you can with what your have where you are.
> >   Have fun today!
> >   SOBill
> > 
> >   In a message dated 3/26/2015 4:23:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> >   jrhaas60 at gmail.com writes:
> > 
> >     I've got a male spade connector that goes under one of the screws
> >     that
> >     holds the ignition switch to the lock assembly. I don't see a
> >     grounding
> >     wire to connect here. Do I need to keep looking? thanks
> >        I've got a male spade connector that goes under one of the screws
> >     that
> >        holds the ignition switch to the lock assembly. I don't see a
> >     grounding
> >        wire to connect here. Do I need to keep looking? thanks
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   On a later car, it lives next to the headlight relays etc beside the
   drivers left calf.
   Not sure if they exist on early cars with all that sort of stuff in the
   rightside footwell.
   Even they're not disconnected they often fail due to arcing on the
   internal contacts. It's just how they work.
   > From: michaelbarnessrt10 at hotmail.co.uk
   > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:00:01 +0000
   > To: SOBill at aol.com
   > CC: detomaso at poca.com
   > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ignition switch/lock question
   >
   > What buzzer?
   >
   > Sent by Michael Barnes
   >
   > > On 27 Mar 2015, at 04:21, SOBill via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   wrote:
   > >
   > > The ignition lock is grounded through the mounting of the steering
   > > column. This is not a really positive way to be sure the lock
   cylinder
   > > is grounded, but it is the way it was done by the factory. My '74
   has
   > > no wire to connect to the spade lug on the switch cylinder.
   > >
   > >
   > >
   > > The only function which could be affected by a poor lock cylinder
   > > ground is the "key in lock" warning buzzer. If you leave the key in
   the
   > > lock and the buzzer sounds when you open the driver's door, you
   have a
   > > good enough ground connection.
   > >
   > >
   > >
   > > The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
   > > Do the best you can with what your have where you are.
   > > Have fun today!
   > > SOBill
   > >
   > > In a message dated 3/26/2015 4:23:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
   > > jrhaas60 at gmail.com writes:
   > >
   > > I've got a male spade connector that goes under one of the screws
   > > that
   > > holds the ignition switch to the lock assembly. I don't see a
   > > grounding
   > > wire to connect here. Do I need to keep looking? thanks
   > > I've got a male spade connector that goes under one of the screws
   > > that
   > > holds the ignition switch to the lock assembly. I don't see a
   > > grounding
   > > wire to connect here. Do I need to keep looking? thanks
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