Ignition Problems. Help!

[efhondakid]

My friend has a 90' Accord, when youu go to start it turn the key to the thrid position the car starts, if you let the key return to the on position it dies. Now if you hold the key half way between start and on it will stay running. Help me out here guys, Im at a loss with this one.

 

[AHHVTEC]

i say just got buy a new one for 25 bucks

 

[efhondakid]

So the ignition switch is mangled? Never thought of that.

 

[AHHVTEC]

yeah that would be my guess, the tumbler is prolly messed up

 

[efhondakid]

Even if you take the actual switch off of the colum it still does it.

 

[AHHVTEC]

well a sure way of knowing would be to take it all out twist the proper wires together and the touch the starting wire to it and see if it works like that

 

[92stoccord]

kick it out and start it with a screw driver

I would definitly check the wires before buying a new one. If its a short before the switch no point in replacing it.