1973 Lincoln MarK IV starting problem

THE ONLY WAY THE SCREWDRIVER "JUMP" WORKS IS IF THE POSITIVE CABLE (AND ACCESSORIES) ARE ON THE LEFT BIG TERMINAL OF THE SOLENOID (RIGHT BESIDE "S" TERMINAL)....OTHERWISE THE STUFF ON BOTH BIG TERMINALS NEEDS TO "SWAP SIDES"OR IF YOU ARE LOST--JUST USE A REMOTE STARTER

..............................TUCK ALL OF THAT AWAY FOR LATER!

LET'S START WITH JUST LOOSENING THE BIG NUTS ON THE SOLENOID AND SCOOCHING THEM WIRES AROUND, THEN TIGHTEN THEM BACK UP

TO KEEP ME FROM TYPING ALL NIGHTLOOK AT MY ANSWER IN THIS LINK.........LOOK AT THEM PICS I MADE AT THE END OF THE LINK TOO!

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ALONG WITH THIS---CHECK THE GROUND OF THE SOLENOID TO THE FENDER----LOOSEN, SAND, SCRAPE AND SCOOCH! TIGHTEN IT BACK DOWN

LET US KNOW HOW IT'S WORKING OUT

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DOIN' GOOD!

KEEP US INFORMED!

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I HATE "TWISTING" THE OLE WRIST TO FIRE UP MY '77 CJ 5.......NOT TO MENTION IT WAS GETTING TIME TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER (FOR THE 4TH TIME SINCE I GOT IT IN '91) AS THE KEY WOULD FALL OUT, IT COULD BE STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY (UNLESS YOU WENT TO THE "LOCK POSITION" AND JIGGLED IT "LOCKED"

IN THE PAST, I DID JUMP IN IT AND TRAVEL 30+ MILES WITHOUT MY KEYS----HAD A RUDE AWAKENING, WHEN I FOUND THAT I TURNED IT BACK TO "LOCK" AND COULD NO LONGER GET BACK HOME

SO...........THIS IS WHAT I HAVE INSTALLED NOW.....NO CUT/ SPLICED WIRES.....CAN BE PUT BACK ORIGINAL IN MINUTES!.......(I DO HAVE A NEW SWITCH IF I WANNA REVERT BACK).......BEST THING IS......I DON'T NEED KEYS ANYMORE!

NOW--THE REST OF MY PLAN HAS WORKED OUT!

I WANT A MASTER (HIDDEN UNDER THE DASH) KILL SWITCH, WHICH WILL "KILL" MY EXPOSED SWITCHES THIS WILL BE SORTA LIKE MY SECURITY/ ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

ON/ OR AT THE BOTTOM OF MY DASH I HAVE 3 TOGGLE SWITCHES

2 ON/ OFF TOGGLE SWITCHES WITH THE AIRCRAFT TYPE "FLIP RED SAFETY COVERS" ----ONE IS IGNITION---THE OTHER IS ACCESSORIES....SEE LINK

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FOUND THE SAME, BUT LIGHTED SWITCHES AT "RADIO SHACK" FOR ABOUT $5 A POP!

THE THIRD SWITCH I ADDED IS A SIMILAR LOOKING TOGGLE SWITCH WITHOUT THE SAFETY COVER---THIS ONE IS A "MOMENTARY CONTACT" AND IS MY "START BUTTON"....IT IS "OFF" IN THE MIDDLE AND "STARTS" IN BOTH THE "UP" OR "DOWN" POSITION

NOW THE BEST PART!

MY PLAN WAS TO DO WHATEVER (TAKE IT APART/ MODIFY IT/ SOLDER) MY NEW MODIFICATION TO THE OLD IGNITION SWITCH..........THEN THE "MOD" JUST SNAPS INTO THE ORIGINAL WIRING HARNESS....AS IT ALWAYS HAS.....IT JUST AIN'T CONTROLLED BY THE KEY ROD ANYMORE

MY STEERING WILL NOT LOCK, AS I HAD TO HOSE CLAMP THE ACTUATOR ROD TO THE LOWER COLUMN SO IT WOULD NOT ACCIDENTALLY LET MY OLD KEY SWITCH RATTLE AROUND AND LOCK MY STEERING WHILE DRIVING

I DID A GOOD BIT OF SEARCHING THE WIRE DIAGRAMS----COLORING THE WIRES I NEEDED--THEN DRAWING MY OWN

HERE'S PICS---LOOK FOR MY HIDDEN SECURITY SWITCH IN THE SYSTEM.............ALTHOUGH YOU PROBABLY WON'T GO WITH THIS....I THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT

MY BUDDY WAS IMPRESSED WHEN I PLUGGED IT IN FOR THE 1ST TIME AND THERE WAS NO 1ST TIME GLITCHES!.....THE WIFE JUST CAN'T COMPREHEND MY OBSESSION FOR PERFECTION

YOUR TURN

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