<VV> need help ignition switch removal

[Ron]

Don't worry, no one wants a Corvair as there's no quick market for them.  I 
rarely bother to lock the several that I use regularly and they are all 
parade ready.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ramon Rodriguez III" <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 2:21 PM
Subject: <VV> need help ignition switch removal


> Greetings Vairfolk,
>
>     I need to replace my ignition switch in my 66' but I can't get it out
> of the dash.  Here is the problem: I discovered a while back that the
> ignition switch can be operated without the correct key, a flat blade
> screwdriver works just fine.
>
> In an effort to make one of the world's easiest to steal cars at least a
> tiny bit less inviting I decided I'd better fix it.  I obtained a used
> ignition lock cylinder with key and matching door locks but discovered 
> that
> I couldn't change the cylinder because I'm unable to turn the switch to 
> the
> accessory position.  For all I know the keys I have might not even really
> belong with this switch.
>
> I have the ignition switch from my 65' so I figured I'd put the new lock
> cylinder in that switch and install it, but now I discovered that I
> apparently can't get the 66' Switch out of the dash without removing the
> lock cylinder, which I can't do because it won't go to Accessory....  so 
> now
> I'm stuck.  It looks like the face of the ignition switch on the 65' is
> slightly smaller diameter allowing the trim ring to come off over it, but
> the one in the 66' won't allow the trim/lock ring to pass.   So now what 
> do
> I do?
>
>
> While on the subject of locks, does anyone have any inexpensive anti-theft
> tips for Corvairs?  It's alarming to think about how easy it is to steal
> these cars...  I can do it with a coat hanger (assuming a late model with
> the doors locked), one length of wire (preferably with a ballast resistor)
> and a screwdriver... and so could any high school gearhead.  The only 
> tricks
> in my arsenal are my quick disconnect battery and more importantly taking
> the coil wire with me or hiding it if I'm parked someplace that worries
> me.... but these aren't things I'm going to do every time I park at the
> mall.
>
>
> -- 
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
> Lake Ariel, PA
> 66, 65, 63
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