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Ignition switch problem

Started by doctor4766, November 28, 2010, 06:58:07 PM

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doctor4766

Hi guys.
When I rewired my 69 Charger 3 years ago I used an Ezy Wiring harness and I gotta say it really was easy to do and everything worked as it should.
A few months ago I was having a little trouble getting the car to turn over and discovered that there was some old heat damage to the round plastic connector that plugs onto the actual ignition barrel and the wires weren't staying put properly, so I decided that I would discard the plastic connector and sire directly to the switch itself, making sure there was plenty of insulation in the process.
Well as Murphy's law goes I somehow managed to forget exactly where each wire went on the switch.
I now have a perfectly working ignition system and the car will start and run all day long.
However, I no longer have accessories power in the ACC position, so I can't listen to my radio when the car's parked up.
I'm sure I've read somewhere that two of the terminals need to be jumped in order to get ACC power and I did try to work it out back then but out of frustration I left it be since I could drive the car without a hitch.
Anyone got an idea where I should start back up looking to resolve this?

Here's a rough diagram of the switch and it's terminals
Orange - Ignition switch Accessories
Brown - Ignition switch Ignition
Red - Ignition switch power
Purple - Ignition switch start
Pink - Ingition switch coil

There are 5 wires all up but 6 pins on the switch



Gotta love a '69