Ignition Barrel Problem

[MattF]

"told some soothern coont

Btw, hadn't noticed you were a Southerner. We just class you as jessies, not "coont's".

[darkdezigns]

lol i only just stumbled on this lolol
n wof,this is normal mat(take with pinch of salt),next time when u do wiring,get stuff called heat shrink,amazing stuff,make yr connections(with a peice slid on the wire before,then slide over yr connection and heat with pref a heat gun,but i use a lighter(carefully)and it shrinks to make a very water proof connection,as gfor the part u need,honestly not sure,look for a breaker on ebay maybe?

[lord lucan]

If you're looking for impartial advice only, then why have you ignored the sound advice you have been given above by Ian and the other chap?

Also, why does everyone do this girly upset attitude every time someone says something which may burst their perfect bubble? By Christ, I get called sh1tloads of names every day and you never see me coming with that Prima Donna attitude. Grow up.

wow slow down matt, have you just realised you won the lottery and forgot to put it on

[adpsimpson]

n_wolf, if you still want one, I've got an ignition barrel and key here that I could send you for a tenner. However as pointed out, it's a solid chunk of metal with no electrics in it, so almost certainly not going to be damaged by anything short of a lightning strike.

When you say 'ignition switch' above, it sounds more likely that you mean the switches that scudmonkey was on about than the actual barrel.

[darkdezigns]

n_wolf, if you still want one, I've got an ignition barrel and key here that I could send you for a tenner. However as pointed out, it's a solid chunk of metal with no electrics in it, so almost certainly not going to be damaged by anything short of a lightning strike.

When you say 'ignition switch' above, it sounds more likely that you mean the switches that scudmonkey was on about than the actual barrel.

um its a third gen?

[stormforce]

um its a third gen?

nooo its a 4runner 1996

[MattF]

wow slow down matt, have you just realised you won the lottery and forgot to put it on

Nah, I'm just a naturally intolerant grumpy sod.

[adpsimpson]

um its a third gen?

Right enough, here comes the mocking. (Matt, be kind!)

[BUSHWHACKER]

Hey Matt, SHUT THE F**K UP!!!

[nero279]

nooo its a 4runner 1996

well, being pedantic it's not, not if it's 1996 RHD and 3.0 diesel. i wasn't going to mention it though.

[MattF]

Right enough, here comes the mocking. (Matt, be kind!)

This is Trev's area, not mine.

[MattF]

Hey Matt, SHUT THE F**K UP!!!

[GRASSMAN]

What's the prob? STOP IT, NOW.

[darkdezigns]

well i never knew they made the 4runner to that year,oh well i learnt sumthin today

[N_WOF]

This is pointless, but for some reason I just can't resist...

Many, many thanks for suggesting heatshrink - I did think about it, but as the bullet connectors come with their own built-in silicone covers, I thought that and insulation tape would be enough...but then, you see, I didn't know that it wouldn't because, you see, I'm not an expert or an electrician or a mechanic, I write software for a living and teach computing so, you see, I go on forums like this to get help...only this time, I got an ignorant northerner determined to put himself up as an olympic standard stereotype.

I KNOW the lock part of the ignition barrel isn't at fault here - I've seen keys before, I use them all the time, not one of them has circuitry in it capable of burning out! It's so obvious that I meant the switching part of the ignition barrel - I suppose, had I said the switch had burnt out, I'd have got any number of replies along the lines of "You idiot! It's the contacts which have burnt out, not the switch!"

One reply would have done here, something along the lines of "Insulation tape's not up to the job, use heatshrink instead." But instead, just look at these three pages of replies - it's pitiful.