Please help.. I have 12.6 volts at the wire harness going to the ignition switch (behind the steering column). I have traced all hot wires from the positive side of the solenode switch (including the fusible links) and they are all good. I have replaced the solenode, battery, starter and ignition switch. Whenever I turn the key cylinder over, I lose all voltage. I was told that it would possibly be a shorted key cylinder? has anyone heard of this problem? Could a faulty ignition key cylinder cause this?? Please advise how to replace the cylinder and also advise if a bad/faulty/shorted ignition kiey cylinder can cause this type of problem.How do you remove or change the ignition switch lock cylinder on a 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0?
to remove the key cyl remove steering wheel column covers turn key to ACC and locate a hole on bottom side of cylinder use a small punch or nail and push lock pin and pull cyl with key out. key cylinder has no purpose but to turn the electrical ign switch if you still think its the key cyl remove it and turn the elctrical ign switch with a screwdriver and see if you still have the same problem! if you do thanits not the key cyl. Ig i were you i'd get the battery load tested just because its got 12.6v it might not have enough cranking AMPs due to a dead cellHow do you remove or change the ignition switch lock cylinder on a 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0?
Make sure your battery connection is tight.That will cause the same problemHow do you remove or change the ignition switch lock cylinder on a 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0?
The key cylinder has no voltage associated with it. The cylinder is just a mechanical device the electrical part of the ignition is on top of the steering column. If you want to remove the cylinder place the key in the 'on' position and push the small button underneath the cylinder and it will come out.
