engine won't shut off
 

ok well i searched for this and apparently everyone is having starting issues, i am however having no starting issues, but my engine will not shut off with the key, one thing i've noticed is that the gauges like fuel and oil and temp all keep working even after i had taken the key all the way out and was holding it in my hand, what gives? the only thing that did shut off like it should was the aftermarket tach i have hooked up? any suggestions where to look?

did anyone rewire the car? when you added the aftermarket tach did you mess with a bunch of wires?

very secret trick grasshopper, now trust me, turn off the car, remove the key and "depress power window switch"........remember, trust me, and post your results

what if he doesnt have power windows.

somehow there's 12v still going to the ignition system when the switch is off. here's what i'd try. with the engine running and the switch off, start pulling fuses one by one. when the engine stops, the problem is in that circuit. good luck.

Try........make very happy grasshopper

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i'd say your ignition switch is messed up electrically.

Grasshopper!

sounds like a faulty ignition switch. whats the deal with the power window switch? my curiosity is aroused

well the ignition switch supposedly has been replaced and it looks new and i have receipts for its replacement

You can't see the ignition swaitch (the electrical part) without taking the steering surround off.

Are you sure you're not looking at a new ignition lock... which is a separate piece from the switch?

Bump. Interested in results.

Waiting for him to try, and then i shall tell the story.......

positive, my car never came with a steering surround lol, i hope the previous owner didn't pay midas like 250 bucks for a new lock cylinder only

i'm a bit skeptical to try this honestly, my car has had enough wiring problems in its day to make me comfortable to try this without fear of blowing something else up. i just got every other wiring issue sorted out it ever had thanks to this forum(or so i thought until this came up)

wanna know too :lol:

Try it, no harm. Push the button and the engine will shut off!

I had the same exact problem.......

My guess is that because the p/w is switch power it will reset the entire circuit or something :lol:

*anxious to see results and explanation*

hmmmm...explain man.

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i believe all of us are intrigued with this "window button" engine shut off

im super curious now too, try it dude

me too, tell us damnit! lol

yes yes please tell.......

I wanna know, come on OP. Just do it.

Before you all jump at the ignition switch as the culprit, I changed that and it still had the same issue, alternator as well, same issue. Now push the damn button...

lol well i was doing other things with the car today, i will try tomorrow, driver or passenger side up or down?

Doesn't matter

the suspense is killing me!!! :lol:

Man how long does it take to push the button.

Electrical systems are science, not magic... it's not a "fix" unless it's understood why it works... and why it becomes necessary to load down the electrical system to get the engine to stop.

well if you create a load big enough as to where your ignition system does not have enough amperage/voltage is not gonna create enough spark to keep the combustion cycle going on thus stopping the engine. but the problem is not fixed until you find the short that's causing your ignition to stay on.

shhhhh, you're gonna ruin the story...Now push the f%^$#*g button!

damn, this is crazy... how much longer do we have to wait?

if i was to take a guess i'd say he's already pushed the button, and it shut the engine off, and he wants to learn why it did work so he has an educated guess, which is something i would do.

or it didn't work and he doesn't want to waste anyone's time until he figures it out, but maybe we don't all think alike.

or he hasn't done it because he's scared it may fuck something else up.....either way i want to know your story dammit, now share 84stock :lol:

Or he did what 84stock told him and the car blew up... making it difficult to report back...

jeez he still hasnt done it? omg i wanna know this!!!!!!

you've got my instrest, now stop stalling!! no puns intended.

I'm mad curious. WAIT it's not an ejector seat is it?

He's out getting gas ,because the car is still running

Funny :lol:

it activated the factory flux capacitor and has now gone back in time.

lol nice responses every one. but the verdict is................................................ ............................................ it DIDN'T do anything but roll my window down, which still puts me back to square one. lol sorry to keep you waiting, any insight on this?

if yours is a 5 speed couldnt you just stall it out and drop the clutch in 5th at idle? with the ebrake on?

wow so i'm supposed to do this everytime i wanna turn my car off? i think that might be a bit harsh on the drive train

but it works til u can find the problem if u still have to drive the car.

Damn! Okay, first is the alternator, check all connections! If you have a spare then test it, otherwise unplug the pigtail from the alternator while it is running with the ignition off. If it stops, possible alternator, if not, possible ignition.

There should be only one Black/white wire with a rubber cover connected to the + terminal on each coil. Are there additional wires connected to your + coil terminals?

nope, one black/white wire

Bringing this back from the dead just for an update of what the issue was, somehow by pure chance I started the car after having the gauge cluster out and I went to turn the key off n then my kill switch off and the car quit after the key turned off, so by pure disbelief, I started it again and turned it off no problem with the key so something with the gauge cluster wiring , random right?

by key do you mean window switch?