Current Classifieds

1979 PINTO PARTS--FREE
Date: 09/13/2022 02:05 pm
WANTED: Dash, fender, hood, gauge bezel '73 Wagon
Date: 01/18/2017 05:35 pm
72 pinto

Date: 06/23/2016 12:40 pm
Need 77 or 78 Cruising Wagon Speedometer Tachometer Assembly
Date: 06/24/2020 06:12 am
WTB - 1979 Fan Shroud - D52E-8246-CIB
Date: 11/05/2020 06:32 pm
Clutch pedal needed
Date: 01/11/2024 06:31 am
Pinto wagon Parts
Date: 06/23/2021 03:25 pm
Odds and Ends 1976-77 Pinto Wagon

Date: 07/17/2019 05:23 pm
Early 2.0 engines
Date: 05/09/2018 12:45 pm
1980 pinto wagon for sale
Date: 12/11/2017 12:13 am
Holley 4bbl carb. & Offenhauser intake.

Date: 08/09/2018 07:49 am
Looking for Passenger side Inner Fender Apron
Date: 10/28/2018 08:45 am

« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: key release  (Read 614 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline JoeBob

  • Pinto Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 536
  • FeedBack: +51/-0
  • Gender: Male

    • Total Badges: 7
    Badges: (View All)
    Photographer Topic Starter Signature Tenth year Anniversary Poll Voter Windows User Fifth year Anniversary
key release
« on: November 13, 2019, 01:15:05 AM »
I have never seen a key release on any other car except ours. Does anyone know it's purpose?
Logged
77 yellow Bobcat hatchback
Deuteronomy 7:9

Offline SpaceCowboy1979

  • Pinto Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 104
  • FeedBack: +0/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Another Pinto Driver

    • Total Badges: 3
    Badges: (View All)
    Poll Voter Topic Starter Mobile User
Re: key release
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2019, 07:38:29 AM »
I have seen it in other cars
I would say it is to prevent ignition from shutting off car
During driving from vibration
This has caused accidents and deaths.
Loss of power steering  and brakes
Logged

Offline nnn0wqk

  • Pinto Member
  • **
  • Posts: 99
  • FeedBack: +24/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Another Pinto Driver

    • Total Badges: 5
    Badges: (View All)
    Topic Starter Poll Voter Windows User Tenth year Anniversary Fifth year Anniversary
Re: key release
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2019, 08:34:43 AM »
If your talking the button you have to push in to get the key to go to the lock position it is used with floor shift transmissions. Lots of vehicles used them. With a column shift there is an interlock that prevents going to lock until transmission is in park.
Logged

Offline LongTimeFordMan

  • PCCA VIP
  • Pinto Sr. Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 450
  • FeedBack: +182/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • 1973 Red Pinto Wagon

    • Total Badges: 6
    Badges: (View All)
    Fifth year Anniversary Topic Starter Signature Windows User Linux User Mobile User
Re: key release
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2019, 10:01:26 AM »
My 73 wagon 4 speed has one.

It may be to insure that the steering wheel lock does not accidentally engage while drivjng and or to insure that it does when the vehicle is parked as a theft prevention measure.

It is possible to turn off the ignition without removing the key, just not possible to engage sterring lock without deliberately pressing button and turning switch to LOCK position.
Logged
Red 1973 pinto wagon DD, SoCal desert car, Factory 4 speed, 3.40 gears, Stock engine, 14" rims and tires, 60 K original miles
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »