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[unccpathfinder]

noticed tonight when i crank up the ignition sticks so that the starter doesnt disengauge until i bump the key back to the "run" position...im guessing this is a sign for a new ignition or....

 

could i get a momentary switch and clip the "ign" wire and run it to that so when i have the key in run i can bump the switch till she cranks up?...i dont see any problems iwht it but i donno if its been tried or not...any thoughts?

[Precise1]

camopathy is selling a new ignition switch... look in the classifieds/parts for sale....

 

B

 

Beter yet, here is the link... It is for an 88.

 

http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=5940

[unccpathfinder]

can they be rekeyed...b/c i really dont wanna have to deal with an extra key for the doors...cuze i have too many keys on the ring as it is

[unccpathfinder]

pulled the column apart today to try and figure out wiring in the bump switch for the starter...on the ignition i know u have 4 posistions, the 4th being the relay and starter and the 3rd being the ign so i havent figured it out completly cuze im not a big electrical guy (thats the roomates job) getting better but not at the level that i trust myself yet and dont wanna fry something...so i unhooked the starter wire from the harness and in fact the starter wont go on now but u could still hear a relay kick in when bumped over to 4...so i unhooked the relay wire and everything else still works fine as it should if the ign was set to 3(acc) but the relay above the fuse box would still click...

 

i didnt understand this b/c i have the starter and relay wire unhooked...so whats left is the bat + in, ground and the ign wire which turns on when the key is set to pos. 3 in acc...(all checked w/multimeter)

 

so my roommates been busy all day and this was just a quick 20 min mess around with B4 the race and panthers game came on...but i have DPDT momentary bump switch and just curious if i could hook up the relay wire and starter wire to it and everything work out even tho i dont know y that or how that other relay clicks

 

the wiring diagram didnt help out too much b/c the wire colors are wrong and the fuse that was suppossed to diconnect the starter didnt break the circuit cuze she still cranked after the fuse was pulled...

 

im sure im not looking far enough outside of the box or just missing something really simple b/c this shouldnt be that difficult