Replace An Ignition Switch

[johnr9q@yahoo.com]

My ignition switch came with no key so I bought the following:
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/...hm.htm?type=merged&sterm=&searcht=A-11575-ERM
The Picture is of the one I took out. The new one has two terminals one marked coil/acc the other Bat. The old one had only one wire coming to it (I assume it was from the battery) The section of the new switch that comes out of the distributor has a single wire, does that wire go to the terminal on the switch that says coil/acc and the existing wire (That I assume is from the battery) hooks to the Bat terminal on the switch. What confuses me is the wire coming from the distrubutor goes to the coil terminal on the switch but I see nothing that actually goes to the coil. Thanks again (This is probably a stupid question cause I see no other way to hook it up, Sorry)

 

[Tinbasher]

You only have 1/2 of the new switch replacement. The second part looks like the part that screws into the distributor but it's shorter than the orginal armoured cable and has a wire coming out of it that attach's to the other side of the switch. Snyder's has that part as well.

JP

 

[johnr9q@yahoo.com]

I do have the armored cable that screws into the distributor

 

[Bob C]

The red wire that was on the original switch goes to one terminal on your new switch and the wire from the armored cable goes to the other terminal on your new switch, doesn't matter which terminal.

 

[johnr9q@yahoo.com]

Thanks Bob C

 

[32Ford13]

Before installing that wire to the distributor, please check it with a meter to make sure there are no issues with it. I fought a no start due to a brand new one of these cables not being connected properly internally. Better to be safe than sorry.
Also, put a couple of pieces of tape on the back of the ignition switch to insulate it from grounding itself.

 

[rotorwrench]

The Electro-Loc switch controls the ground circuit to the coil from the circuit breaker points end. It works fine to do the same with a late type switch. They even sell the armored wire to make it appear to have an original set up.

Some folks modify the circuit to put power to the coil with the switch like more modern Fords in the V8 era. The easier way is to use the ground side similar to the original. It just depends on what the owner wants.

The photo is small so I can't tell if it had an original late type Electro-Loc or if it is one of the Spanish reproductions. The reproduction types can be carefully disassembled and repaired. I'm currently running one of those and it wasn't hard to repair.

 

[Bruce of MN]

It is easy to screw it into the distributor too deep, so be careful of that.