patrickz1985tgc

Well i bought an 85 camaro and the thing only cranks when my tilt steering wheel is all the way down. If it's up by any chance it'll crank but won't turn over. I'm a newbie to this stuff so I've been trying to do research but no luck. I believe it's some sort of wiring going on that i don't have a clue of.

bigal55

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Could be broken wires from the ignition switch through the column. AustinThirdgen has the wiring diagrams you need to troubleshoot this problem. Study them and plan a logical step by step test to determine if you are getting power from the ignition switch to the starter solenoid and also ignition power from the switch. Could be power going to the ignition switch so check that first. HTH!

patrickz1985tgc

Yeah i will check that site out. Thanks

paulo57509

It's most likely an adjustment issue with the ignition switch that's located down at the bottom of the steering column.

I've had older (1960's) Comfortilt columns apart so I don't know if 1980's columns are different (I would think the principle of operation is similar).

When you turn the key, the key cylinder operates a rod thingy that travels down the column and operates the ignition switch. The rod mechanism "compensates" for the length difference when the wheel is tilted up/down. But the compensation only works correctly if the switch is properly adjusted.

Crawl under the dash, remove the hush panel and observe what's going on at the switch when you turn the key. You can loosen the switch and move it slightly so the the rod pushes/pulls a little more when the wheel is tilted down. I "think" you'd want to move the switch up towards the steering wheel slightly.

Check the switch operation in both full up and full down tilt positions before crawling out from underneath.

84 1LE

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https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec...on-switch.html