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    Key won’t crank like it’s not in position

    long walk for a short drink. The problem was the plunger broke off of that switch and I need to get a new ignition switch and key as well. I temporarily put a “new” plunger in that switch and then bridged battery positive to s on ignition and she fired right up. Thanks everyone!
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    Key won’t crank like it’s not in position

    How does it know the position of the start arrow? I looked at it and there’s no plunger or lever to compress. Does it use magnets?
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    Key won’t crank like it’s not in position

    Oh I believe you know what you’re talking about. But like I previously said, I’m 3/4 idiot. I’ve re read 3 times slowly word for word everything you have written on this thread and I’m grabbing that there is a switch that likely has contact issues and that most people just replace them but...
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    Key won’t crank like it’s not in position

    No worries. I’m at least 3/4 idiot so I need blunt. When you say switch do you mean the black thing with the two tabs that the start arrow is pointing at?
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    Key won’t crank like it’s not in position

    I’m sorry. I forgot to list. 1970 115 hp cowl says fastwin but when I put serial number into google it comes up starflite. Push button electric shift. When you say internal contacts, what do you mean? Internal of what? Like the whole motor? What should be taken apart and what should be...
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    Key won’t crank like it’s not in position

    A couple days ago everything ran great. Only thing was I would have to occasionally adjust this arm to move the start arrow because i would turn the key and nothing would happen. I removed this arm and adjusted some stuff (I have since adjusted it back, I counted) trying to get the start arrow...
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