feloniousmonk

I am out. Something has come up to set me back a bit. #1 MWS #2 Statutory Ape #3 Crazyhayseed #4 Island Boy #5 Ilovemypatty #6 LandShark #7 95shakinPF

Thanks for the heads up. I did have a battery die a while back and according to the date sticker the battery was only 2 years old. I replaced the battery a couple months ago and have been keeping an eye on it. What I don't understand is why the key would not turn if the battery is dead. Waiting to hear from the mechanic today.

I wish it had been that easy. I yanked on the steering wheel pretty hard and it produced no results. My mechanic said that from what he could see the previous owner had done some work in that area and didn't button things back up tight. The play cause some parts to be misaligned and break. This is the jest of what he said. I'm not quoting word for word. I was on my cellphone and reception was pretty poor. I'll have more details later.

Just tried it again. No luck. I guess it's taking a trip to the shop tomorrow. D'oh!

The factory original key I have fits that description perfectly. The copy has always worked. Unfortunate for me, I think the problem may be the ignition lock itself. Sun is just setting now, going to give it another try in an hour. If it still refuses to cooperate, it will be towed to the repair shop in the morning. Ugh. No feeling good about this at all since I just spent a bunch of $ to take care of some unexpected health issues. Thank you all for your help and suggestions.

I have a manual 5 speed. There is no "park". Went home for lunch, sprayed a bunch of WD40, tugged at the wheel and it still won't budge. I'll try again tonight since it was at least 90 degrees inside the truck. Can't even roll the window down to cool down the interior. The lock mechanism is definitely stuck.

I have a manual 2wd. Thanks for your help. I'll try spraying some WD40 in there and yank on the wheel some more. Been sunny and warm here. Something probably got expanded enough to get stuck.

When I bought the truck back in October I received two keys. One original the other a copy. The original key is worn enough where you have to play with it a bit to get it to work. The copy has been fine. I think the button is somehow jammed. The button has to be pressed in order to turn the key, correct?

Parked the truck Friday night, jumped in this AM to go to work and the key won't turn. Couldn't press the button either. Thought maybe it's the steering lock so I turned the wheel back and forth while working the key. The key still didn't work and I ended up engaging steering lock. Going to try again tonight once the sun sets and everything cools down. Any ideas or suggestions before I resort to having it towed to the repair shop?

They will fit 2WD for sure?

Why in the world are we talking about Pacesetter, over and over again. Does the thread title say Pacesetter? Count me in on the group deal. I don't care if it's ceramic coated or not, but I would like to see a better price. $350-ish isn't saving much over Summit's price of $360-ish. Also, I have a 2wd 5-speed, no lift. I've read the headers fit, but Thorley's site says no. What's the real story?

Your power door locks will not be affect by disconnecting the alarm, but you will not have keyless entry. To disconnect, remove driver seat and you will see a black plastic box with a factory paper label on top. If the label is intact... feel around the middle you'll notice there is a cavity. In the center of this cavity is a yellow square button that you would push to program new remotes. That's how you identify the alarm brain unit. Just unplug the harnesses connected to it. It should be obvious which one is the power/ground harness.

For the benefit of others and future searches, it might be good to include the model number?

Radio is not stock. Previous owner installed a cheap Blaupunkt unit. It worked fine until I changed the ground cable to something other than OEM. Headlight wiring is stock now. Aftermarket relay harness has been removed from the equation. I've looked at a few OEM parts sites now and the factory ground cable is about $55. Damn thing must be gold plated. Outrageous.

No one knows huh? Any recommendations for online sources for OEM parts?