i had a very similar problem, but i was able to jump between the positive
battery terminal and the starter solenoid. this worked a number of times as
i made my way home over 1000 miles, not turning the car off as i refueled,
but turning it off when it overheated because i had a hose leak, etc. many
exciting adventures but i did make it home.
then, feeling foolish, i realized i could just push the two halves back
together, and they have worked ever since.
----- Original Message -----
From: <acekraut11@aol.com>
To: <jfarris@troy.edu>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: TR6 Hotwire to get home
> Jim,
>
> I am not trying to be flippant, but why not just put the two halves of
> the switch back together? When I was in the midst of my recent
> steering column fun the same thing happened to me. I just stuck the
> two halves back together and everything works fine. How long did you
> try cranking the engine with just the screwdriver? Any chance that the
> engine just didnt have enough time when you tried to start it to
> actually catch and start?
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Aaron
>
> Aaron Cropley
> 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
> http://www.triumphowners.com/108
> Topsham, Maine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfarris@troy.edu
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Sent: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 16:16:21 -0500
> Subject: TR6 Hotwire to get home
>
> Our local Montgomery TR6 guru is out of town this weekend
> and my son's car (73 TR6) is stuck someplace in Auburn. I
> would like to pick your brains.
>
> As he left church this morning and stuck the key into the
> ignition, the back side of the ignition switch fell off -
> the plastic part with the wires attached to it. The key is
> still in the steering lock portion of the switch and it is
> unlocked. When he stuck a screwdriver into the plastic part
> and turned, the starter would turn over, but the car
> wouldn't start.
>
> When I got home and looked in Dan McMaster's book, it
> appears that if he will connect one of the brown wires and
> the white wire from the back of the switch, that will power
> the coil. Are both brown wires hot all the time? Then he
> needs to momentarily connect the white/red wire to a hot
> source to turn over the starter. He could jump the leads at
> the solenoid after he has the coil hot. Looks like nothing
> else will probably work if he has to resort to hot wiring
> his car, but it will get it back to his apartment and then
> home tomorrow.
>
> Has anyone had to do this - see any problems with hot wiring
> in this manner. The plastic portion of the switch and the
> wires are hanging down and convenient to work with.
>
> Thanks for any help!
> please respond to jimfarris@charter.net
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