Okay so I finish my rebuild and reinstall my engine.

Now when I hook up the battery the car acts as if the engine is on. without the key being in the ignition.

Then when I start the car it runs but after turning the key off it won't turn off? I have to pull the distributor wire in order to get the sucker to shut down.

HELP !!


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you need to check your ignition wiring, somewhere along the line its creating a circuit so when the battery is connected it switches on. did you change any part of the ignition?

 

Okay go ahead and kick me after I'm done kicking myself.

I forgot that I installed a clock into my CX. I as dumb as it sounds put the clock power harness into the hazard button switch.

This causing the ignition to act like it did.

Weird simple things like this can cause such huge problems.

So if you ever have an engine running and it wont stop even when the key is pulled out a wise thing to do is unplug the distributor wire.

And recheck all your electrical connections.


[Modified by EGB18hatch, 2:32 AM 6/17/2002]

 

aww sheit i was gonna ask you that. One time we did that to my buddys car and it wouldnt shut down. this was after putting in an si cluster in his dx. We put the wrong plug in the hazard switch . if you turn on the hazard switch it will turn off the car. glad you didnt tear apart the car looking for problem

 

Isn't that amazing how plugging the wrong wires into the hazard switch will keep it from shutting down?? LOL !!