ignition problem

[ke_70]

another electrical problem!!!!!

car-ke70

motor-4k stock as a rock

right so.... my car wont start but it will start.
i can switch the starter motor on and it turns over as per usual. but then when i turn the key back 2 the ON position on the ignition it just stops.
now if i turn the starter motor on and just turn the key back a little so its still in the START position but the starter motor isnt turning. i can rev it as much as i want even drive while holding the key in that sweet spot.
so it not a fuel problem as i 1st thought

so i think something is wrong with the wire that keeps the engine running in the ON position. keep in mind i still hav power with the ignition ON (radio and warning lights)

and i hav checked both engine fuses also (in engine bay and dash)

this occured just after i washed my with a high pressure water gun drove in fine no symptoms started perfect minutes earlier. so im thinkin i got water in that wire and storted it out or something. also engine bay didnt get wet at all

[ke_70]

reached word limit on ps3 lol

i hope this all makes sence
any help is appresiated

[ke70dave]

sounds to me like your ignition barrell itself is stuffed.

since it sounds like the wiring is actually working, but the switching mechanism is playing up. since you say you can get it to run if you keep it in the "Sweet spot"

in my old car (old mazda) the the ignition switch died, and it was a pain in the butt. easy to change though.

im pretty sure on the ke70 (like the old mazda i had) the ignition switch is screwed to the ignitial barrell (key bit) buy one or 2 small screws. you can then take out the switch out of the ignition barrell. it should have a few plugs attaching it to the rest of the loom. wreckers job!

[NIZLAH]

Exactly the same problem I had/have in my 86, its so random too, will be fine for 2 months then outa nowhere while I'm driving or at the lights it will just shit itself. sometimes I have to hold the key while driving for 1/2 an hour, sometimes just a quick flick and its good, very temperamental.

Mind you the car has been off the road for the past 10 months, just purchased (last week) a new ignition plug/switch thanks to a heads up from another member (you know who you are) was on ebay and quite cheap.

Before this though I changed so many things trying to get to the bottom of the problem... hoping the new switch I bought fixes it up... driving manual with a button clutch and trying to hold the key in that fucking sweet spot is an extreme pain in the ass.

[ke_70]

yeah cheers
i multimetred the engine bay engine fuse (where the fuse plugs in not the fuse itself) and theres no connection with the ignition on/off/started

[ke_70]

let me know how it gos

im about 2 pull apart the little cylinder thing that the wires connect to the ignition see if theres anything strange in there

[NIZLAH]

yeah it will at least 2+ months before I find out, in the middle of a 20v conversion among other things

[ke_70]

right its not the ignition just pulled it apart connections r fine nothin that could go wrong in there
it has 2 b a wireing issue so the barrel its self cant b stuffed coz all that does is use the key 2 turn a shaft

fuk knows....

[slide86]

there is a white plug that comes just of the +ve battery terminal. i think it has 2 or three wires in it. one of which is quite thick.

one time on my old ke70, this plug got shit in it and stopped the car from starting. (with similar symptoms as yours.)

pull that plug apart and clean it up and see how you go

[ke_70]

nope new connections no difference
going to get a new relay tomorrow

thanks every1 4 the imput