Posted: May-06-2008 03:59PM

Cheers, Reza

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Posted: May-06-2008 02:14PM

Steve

Life is driving Minis.  Everything else is just waiting.

Posted: May-06-2008 12:22PM

well something is definately screwed up.

if the door is closed the ignition light goes off and car turns off no problem. somehow the ignition is wired to the doorlight switch????

so for now i guess i willdrive with the door closed...

Cheers, Reza

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Posted: May-05-2008 01:49AM

If you are using an alternator, most likely the Diode(s) are shot.  This will allow power to feed back from from the battery (through the alternator and light) back to the "on" side of the ignition switch.

Roger 

Posted: May-04-2008 04:41PM

well did some more digging. i undid the harness connectors for the ignition switch and other harness connectors and nothing changed so that eliminates the switch

took a falshlight and looked at the wiring behind the speedo and found at least 6 wires melted. i think the speedo harness is toast. no idea what happened there, its a clean wiring harness and should not have shorted out. only thing i can think of is my bro replaced the signal light solenoid/repeater and let the metal housing touch and short out on the brake master. could have melted a few wires.

but no idea on why the ignition light stays on and car will not turn off.

i even pulled all the wires from the fuesbox and the light still stayed on.

Cheers, Reza

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Posted: May-04-2008 04:15PM Edited:  May-04-2008 04:18PM

Sounds like ignition switch is toast.  Had the same thing happen in my van, would not turn off, had to stall it.

You should be able to remove the switch and the lock barrel from the column and just replace the switch and keep your existing lock barrel, at least I did on my van.

http://www.minimania.com/web/Item/37H6962/InvDetail.cfm

Steve

Life is driving Minis.  Everything else is just waiting.

Posted: May-04-2008 04:01PM

1978 mini 1275

ok, i connect the battery and the ignition light comes on with out key in ignition, i can start the car and ignition light goes off.

when i turn the key off the car keeps running, i can even pull the key out of the ignition and it keeps running like nothing has happened.

help please

Cheers, Reza

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