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| | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 36 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 36 | From the off position I can turn the ignition switch clockwise two positions on and start. Shoudn't I be able to turn it one position counter clockwise from the off position for accessories. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 841 | no that how mine is. i don't have a acc position ccw. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | The switches did not have a counter-clockwise position for accessories. The 2nd position, in the clockwise position, on some of the switches is the acc. position, but I don't think it was typical of the factory GM switches of the '60-'66 Chevy/GMC trucks, Panels or Suburbans. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 118 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 118 | I always heard if you left it on acc. say to listen to the radio, you could burn up the points.? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,201 | That is the whole point behind the ACC position. It supplies power to the radio and other devices but not the engine. If wired properly the ACC position will not supply power to the points so they are safe. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | there was no ACC position on the switches until after 67
Bill | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 119 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 119 | Ya, I burnt up my points like that to, I also need solution for this problem. Newer switch, maybe? Don't know. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | the "solution", if you feel the need to run the radio when the engine is off, is to rewire the radio so it gets power somewhere other than the keyed accessory power, then you can save your ignition [it can fry the coil as well as the points] and just run down your battery / shorten it's life .... or you could keep a portable battery radio around for those times  Bill | | | | | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 800 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 800 | Or get a Pertronix ignition! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,262 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,262 | Wouldn't another option be to put a toggle switch on the hot wire that goes from the ignition to the coil? Locate the switch in an accessible, but hidden, location in the cab and it could also be used as a theft deterent?
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Last edited by Hot Rod John; 01/20/2011 12:17 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 43 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 43 | In a nutshell a kill switch? Something i would consider doing myself to add to an option on my dash for a switch strip off the bottom of my dash!
62' GMC SWB Fleetside
Why can't we just go back to the designs from when cars were unique and didn't all look the same?
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