Engine turns over with key on or off

Same thing happened to me recently. I turned on the gas, lowered the hood, folded my way into the car, retarded the "advance" lever, pulled down the hand throtle a few notches, and stepped on the starter. The engine cranked, but it didn't fire!
I adjusted the throtle, pulled out the choke, made sure the distributor was retarded, and cranked it again!
By now I had an audience, including a couple guys who were old enough to know.
I folded myself back out, raised the hood to make sure the gas was still on and, of course, it was.
Back into the beast, only to realize that I hadn't popped out the popout.
Drat.
Bottom line: The starter is not switched through the ignition switch. It will spin the engine -- with or without the key turned and "popped out!" If the switch is "off" the old girl won't start no matter how you talk to her!
 
Oh my gosh I feell like a ding dong. Guess I never noticed it befor. My richual was hook up the battery turn the ignition to on and hit the starter switch and turning it off I just turned the key off.Guess I never tried cranking it with the key off.Thanks guys :)
 
don't feel like the loan arranger. a very famous author forgot to turn on the key at fine point. I belive it was Roger Kaufman that pointed it out to him...fwiw,jm
 
Jim Mason said:
don't feel like the loan arranger. a very famous author forgot to turn on the key at fine point. I belive it was Roger Kaufman that pointed it out to him...fwiw,jm
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3 months after hospital stay, hobbled to Minerva, in neutral, key on, 6year old battery with no charger, choke on, NO START! gas guage on "E". Ah! gas evaporation bandit stole my gas! Awakened @ 2:17 A.M. and said, "Oh sh...t, forgot to turn the gas on!" ( cork had "SUNK" during my long absence )
 
Now if someone would make a key/start switch that would fit behind the dash panel :eek: (Did I say that!)
 
CarlG said:
Now if someone would make a key/start switch that would fit behind the dash panel :eek: (Did I say that!)
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I'm fixing to put key start switch on "VERMIN," with a solenoid as with my leg braces, I can't get my toe on the stock starter button. I'm glueing a patch of leather on the gas tank to eliminate possible shorting behind ignition switch wiring and tank. I use leather behind junction box also, just in case of a short there.
 
CarlG said:
Now if someone would make a key/start switch that would fit behind the dash panel :eek: (Did I say that!)
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But then you'd only need three feet, or two feet and four hands, instead of four feet to get going again after stalling the motor on a hill.

Steve
 
BILL WILLIAMSON said:
I'm fixing to put key start switch on "VERMIN," with a solenoid as with my leg braces, I can't get my toe on the stock starter button. I'm glueing a patch of leather on the gas tank to eliminate possible shorting behind ignition switch wiring and tank. I use leather behind junction box also, just in case of a short there.
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You need a Sparky Start!
 
My mother learned to drive in a 31 chev. Not long after she started driving she was in town one day and got in the car to go home. She stepped on the starter several times and the car did not fire up. An old man walked up to her and said " It'll crank if you'll turn on the switch, honey". ------- When you are having trouble is when you learn the most.
 
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