Well my ignition will not turn on my accessories in the back position from off. See below...

ACC-OFF-ON-ACC-START
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But it works fine foreward. Do I need to swap out that switch on the lower column to get this to work?

Thanks

 

Are you sure you're going back far enough? It should go (back to front) acc-lock-off-on-start. I'm sure you know this but just wanted to rule it out.

 

Well how ever the heck that key thing goes it won't go on in the back position.

I turn it back and it goes click but nothing comes on...

 

Have the acc's ever worked with the key like that? Could be the ignition switch has gone bad or a wire has broken or come loose.

 

They've never worked since I got the truck about 2-3 years ago. Um, I did have the column rebuilt b/c it wouldn't go into gear! But it didn't work to begin with.

Should I replace that ign switch on the column that the big rod runs into?

 

What year is the truck? Tilt or not? Is there a tiny notch in the column just below the lock cylinder (where the key goes) with a tiny hole & a pin in it? Does the steering wheel lock with the key out?

 

'88. Tilt column. I dunno about that notch, haven't looked that close at it.

Yes, the wheel does lock with the key out

 

If it's tilt, it has the notch. I just asked that because of all the people I've encountered who don't know their column is a tilt. That pin will release the lock cylinder if the key is in the RUN position.

It's possible to assemble the little rack&pinion for the ignition pushrod so that the key won't go all the way back. I'd complain to whoever rebuilt it.

 

Well someone will get griped at as soon as I get back to my truck in about 2 weeks.

Thanks

 

I've "rebuilt" those columns and that's definitely something that should have been fixed when they "rebuilt" it. Of course, if they just "broke something so it would shift", they might not have had anything to do with the key problem...

 

about the rack being able to be installed incorrectly. I had to replace the acuator rod in my 91 F150 w/tilt. Its not hard to do, just time consuming and you need an extra set of hands to keep things in place when reinstalling the springs for the tilt. Hope this helps.