Pushbutton, keyless ign - with killswitch.
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Pushbutton, keyless ign - with killswitch.
I have a 77 F150.. I want to wire up a pushbutton ignition with a hidden kill switch. Problem is most of these still require you to have a keyed ignition wired in and key turned to use them. I assume this is to have the 12v "acc" position still??
What I want is a three switch solution. First switch is the kill switch (hidden), Second switch corresponds to the first position on keyed ignition (before the "start"), and then the push button (momentary switch) to start the vehicle.
I've googled a bunch and can't find what I want, and I'm terrible and drawing up wiring diagrams and having them WORK.
I will be replacing the duraspark ignition with an HEI one wire ignition (because it was given to me free and my wire harness is all chewed up under the hood for the duraspark), so I won't need that inline ballast resistor thing in the duraspark ignition diagram..
I know I'm going to get a few "Why? Just stick with the keyed ignition" responses, but I don't want to. Simple as that.
Anyone help a brother out?
What I want is a three switch solution. First switch is the kill switch (hidden), Second switch corresponds to the first position on keyed ignition (before the "start"), and then the push button (momentary switch) to start the vehicle.
I've googled a bunch and can't find what I want, and I'm terrible and drawing up wiring diagrams and having them WORK.
I will be replacing the duraspark ignition with an HEI one wire ignition (because it was given to me free and my wire harness is all chewed up under the hood for the duraspark), so I won't need that inline ballast resistor thing in the duraspark ignition diagram..
I know I'm going to get a few "Why? Just stick with the keyed ignition" responses, but I don't want to. Simple as that.
Anyone help a brother out?
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Shouldn't be too hard, that sounds about like what most of my friends who have drag cars run.
I don't know jack ***** about them, just know I have seen it on older cars without a key haha
I don't know jack ***** about them, just know I have seen it on older cars without a key haha
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If you're dropping the keyed switch completely you'll need to put in switches. In my drag truck it was two toggle switches and a push button. One to run your aux power items radio lights etc., and one to run the fuel pump. The button was for the starter relay.
That was extremely minimal power options and as basic as stated. For a fully or better than factory powered truck, you get to track down the steps above and then determine what goes on each switch The diagram Hio put in shows which components are connected so you get to decide what you want where.
I had fuel separated, which was a requirement, and would in anything with an electric pump, but if you're still running the mechanical pump that wouldn't be an issue.
In my current truck, I just piggybacked a push button on the NSS. If you don't know it's there you can't start the truck (easily) Only friends or family know how to start the truck then and I leave my keys in it so they can use it, or move it if needed.
That was extremely minimal power options and as basic as stated. For a fully or better than factory powered truck, you get to track down the steps above and then determine what goes on each switch The diagram Hio put in shows which components are connected so you get to decide what you want where.
I had fuel separated, which was a requirement, and would in anything with an electric pump, but if you're still running the mechanical pump that wouldn't be an issue.
In my current truck, I just piggybacked a push button on the NSS. If you don't know it's there you can't start the truck (easily) Only friends or family know how to start the truck then and I leave my keys in it so they can use it, or move it if needed.
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