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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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ignition problem, really weird

ok, first off this isnt a 3rd gen, its a 95 camaro rs with the 3.4, it wot turn over, heres the story, had the ignition switch changed a while back but then started- sometimes when I turn the key it wont crank over, but if you listen up front where the little box is that has the abs relay and some others with some fuses you can hear the abs relay making a click, i also believe the feul pump kicks on but it wont turn over, and all the dash lights come on like the infl rest and things, but I believe the security light was blinking, then if you try to turn the key backwards to like play the radio, the radio or none of the lights come on, when it first started to do this, if I kept trying to start it eventually it would, but now it wont, my buddy says the ignition switch is turned to far forward? I this possible, or do I a neatral saftey switch or sensor, if so where is it?
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 05:35 AM
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anyone got any ideas on this, please help
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 07:58 AM
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You may not be to far off about the steering column switch.
10mm wrench is what's needed.
It slides to adjust.
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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if the problem started right after the ignition switch was changed, I would tend to think something got f-ed up there.
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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this is my friends car, I talked to the mechanic that worked on it last time, and he didnt replace the ignition switch but he said something about a rod that goes down the steering colum to another ignition switch or something, he said it wasnt making contact and told my friend that there could be a short in the steering colum, I also done the test where you test the resistance of the key then under the dash find the 2 white wires with orange wrap, put the key in and turn to the on position, well my meter not touching said 1. -then when I checked the key it said 9.51 and then put the key in and turned to the ON position and checked the wires and all it said was 1.
do you think maybe a wire is off the ignition switch? The security light keeps flashing
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