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Holy old thread! I haven't posted over here in ages.

I found an ignition switch at Pick-N-Pull for $7, stuck it in there and now the car starts perfectly. I was expecting to have to fight with it to get it started since it sat for a few months, but it hardly even cranked, it just fired right up. So now I have a sweet eject button and a car that runs (but doesn't drive).

Wow, nice! Any pics? The last $200 Suby I bought had more than 100,000 more miles than that and needed a hell of a lot more than timing belts. You got a great deal. Especially for an RX.

Okay, I think I've got it. I'll take a stab at it later, but first I think I'd better take a trip to the junk yard to get a spare switch incase I butcher this (which is very likely, knowing me). Thanks again, hoozie. I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

I'm not a "sir", and I am listening, just not understanding. It's hard to understand someone who uses little to no punctuation. Thanks for your help.

The button I bought was rated for 3 amps. I couldn't find one that was rated any higher, but I figure since it will only be pressed long enough to start the car, then released, it could probably handle the current. How much current would actually be running through it? I can't imagine it'd be that much. Okay, let me run through this quickly to make sure I've got it right. The button I have has two terminals on the back of it. If I run the black and yellow wire that runs to the starter to one and the white power wire to the other, that should be what I need? What amperage fuse would you recommend? And where? Sorry for all the questions, I don't have much experience wiring in ghetto pushbutton starts. :-\

Where do you normally tap into the B+ wire, then? If I run a B+ wire to one side of the button and the ignition switch-starter S terminal wire to the other side, the car should start? I'd test it, but I don't have the car handy right now.

Thanks for the help, hoozie, but that's not quite what I'm looking for. My ignition switch is bad, not my starter solenoid. I'm not trying to install a relay, just a button.

The car is an '86 GL-10, 2WD 3AT. It has a bad ignition switch, this has been tested and proven and I know that the start position of the switch isn't doing its job. I ordered an ignition switch off eBay and it was the wrong one. Who knew the '85 ignition switches were different from '86s? Anyway... Here's my issue. I'm trying to wire in a button so that I can just put the key in run and press the button to start the car, but I can't figure out how the heck to do it. Does the ignition switch supply power or ground when you wanna crank it? I see a black wire with a yellow stripe that goes to the starter S terminal which I thought was the one I need...but then I need a 12v source? Yeah, I really don't know what the heck I'm doing. If anyone who has done this before can just give me a brief run-through of the procedure, that'd be greaaaat.

You're such a jerk, Will. :-p

Well, it was nice to meet the few of you that I actually got to talk to. I tried to talk to as many of you guys as possible, but I was having a hard time matching people up to their cars. Anyway, your corner of the lot was the most interesting, if you ask me. There were some REALLY nice cars, I was impressed. Made me miss my broken down old GL-10...sorta.

How does a broken MAF cause you to lose coolant?

Buuuump. Shawn, you coming? Yet another Red Rocks meet where I won't have an old school Subie, but at least I won't be the only one with an Impreza this time.

Hmm, well my GL broke (again...grrrrr!) and I'm in Colorado until who knows when, so I'm out. Sorry guys, but I hope it's fun if it does actually happen.

Your car looks like spaghetti, Will.