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Old Oct 31, 2017 | 10:46 PM
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HELP: Ignition not working

1996 f250 4wd 7.3 Tonight a buddy was trying to start my truck with the wrong key and after that the right key wouldn’t work. Turned over without any resistance and the ignition became stuck on, truck wouldn’t start so I bought new ignition cylinder thinking that would fix it but nothing. Need help soon as this is my daily. Thanks in advance
 
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Old Nov 1, 2017 | 11:09 AM
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Check the actuator between the cylinder and the switch. For more details, search here and in the appropriate generation sections on "ignition actuator".

Just to be clear, by "turned over", you're referring to the key in the cylinder, not the engine turning over, correct?
 
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Old Nov 1, 2017 | 12:37 PM
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Yes just the key turning over, will have to dig into it tonight. Will post results, hoping it’s not the actuator because them are a b***h
 
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