my friend is about to get a 89 hatch...the owner now says it need an ignitoin switch.....what is an ignition switch...i know it is what you put the key in...but why would you need a new one?.....i have searched and found nothing.....thanks for the info.

 

ignition switch is what you put the key in

 

yea i know.....but the car wont even bump start...what is the problem?

 

do u have fuel, or spark

 

there is spark but no fuel....thats why i was wonderin why a new ignition switch would be needed.

 

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Because to some people, if you put the key in and turn it and it does nothing, that means you need a new thing to put the key in. Seriously, that's as far as some people look when they have a problem. "Whattaya mean I don't have any money? I still have checks! See? Right there!"

Anyway, it's not an everyday CRX problem, but it's more common than you'd think for the ignition switch to go bad. Apparently, it's more common if you have a big-*** keyring with tons of keys on it, because the weight of all that junk puts stress on the switch's contact points. You CAN pull the switch and change out just the electrical part without having to re-key the lock cylinder, or so I'm told. Probably just as easy to pull the switch out and clean it up to make sure it's got good electrical contact.

OOOORRRR... We could all work together on this, and figure out what the REAL problem is, if it's not the switch. We need to know every little tidbit of info you can think of, as far as the car's symptoms go. Will it crank over but not fire up, or will it not even crank over? You say there's spark but no fuel, which would point to a problem in the fuel delivery; i.e., it's not getting to the injectors. Clogged fuel filter, faulty main relay, faulty fuel pump, etc. could do that. Have you gone through and checked and rechecked all the fuses? That's probably the quickest, cheapest, and easiest thing to check first.

Check back with us.

Mike

 

i have tried to tell the guy what you told me but he is set on it being the ignition switch...i think it is the fuel pump...i am not real sure of all the problems....all i know is they tried to bump start it and there was a fuel problem...my friend who is gettin the car said it tried to turn over and he said it sounded like the fuel pump wasnt kicking on...so i am pretty sure it is the fuel pump...(all of the fuses have been checked and they are good...but i think he is going to put in a new switch anyway)...i will get back to you as soon as the switch is put in...thanks for the info

 

if he is so set on a ignition swich then let him get one. then thats $80 less he has to fix the REAL problem

 

lol....the guy put in an ignition switch and it does the same...lol.....the fuel pump is out and thats what i told him....so he spent 75 on a switch and now he has to fix the fuel pump..