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Old 08-26-2004, 07:56 PM
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Adrian..hope this is of help ..

5 position ignition switch should have:

+ 12v battery feed
Accessories B+
Ignition switched B+
Ignition coil (start/ Run)
Start (to solenoid S terminal)

Your harness however may have 6 wires to the switch:

+12v
Ignition coil (run)
Ignition coil (start)
accessories B+
Ignition switched B+
Start

On some fords the Ignition switch is designed to bypass the ballast resistor during start. The wire supplies power to the coil, bypassing the ballest resistor when the switch is in the "start" position. Once the engine has started and the switch released (run), power is supplied to the coil thru the ballast resistor. If your switch does not support this 6th wire then you can jumper it to the (run) wire.

Re Start button: Depends on the button you're using but normally run a wire from the ignition switch "run" or "on" terminal
and wire it to one of the two terminals on the button.
Run a wire from the other terminal to the starter relay.

Some push button start buttons also have more than the two termainals.. the extra terminals serve the start and run circuits.

Hope this helps

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