No key, how to hot wire

[STREETREBEL]

I bought a car without a ignition key. Someone show me how to hot wire it.

 

[bearman]

battery to starter solenoid to coil screw driver across starter solenoid. i believe that is correct

 

[GetX'd]

That’s correct! Very easy!

 

[MoparLeo]

Hot wire to + side of coil. Jump solenoid. Or go to the parts store and buy a new ignition switch for a few bucks. Easier/safer looks more like you didn't steal the car.

 

[STREETREBEL]

Hot wire to + side of coil. Jump solenoid. Or go to the parts store and buy a new ignition switch for a few bucks. Easier/safer looks more like you didn't steal the car.

I mail ordered a new key set. But I want to try and start it now.

 

[Hemi 354]

Yep, back in the late 50's and early 60's, I would always go the car lots late at night and kick tires and check out the new rides. I would also take a wire that I placed on the + side of the coil to the + side of the battery. Then with a set of pliers or screwdriver, the simple thing was to short the starter solenoid. I could have stole virtually any car that I desired. Easy as pie !

 

[Lefty71]

First, put it in neutral...….

 

[coronet68mx]

Nice... instructions for stole an old car

 

[GetX'd]

For GM products I had a set of master keys back in the day that worked on virtually any GM. Mopars were always the easiest to hot wire.... if you needed to..

 

[Lefty71]

Second, Don't come to my house and try it.

 

[mopar jack]

I would not run it very long with straight battery voltage to the plus side of coil as you are bypassing the ballast resistor and may over heat the coil.

 

[Hemi 354]

If I was rippin' a car off, I really wouldn't care about the coil. And, I've bypassed the ballast resistor MANY times. Heck, he just wants to hear it run for a little bit.