Hi there My ignition barrel has just come out of the ignition switch attached onto my ignition key!!! It has sheared off at the fifth tumbler(?), no doubt...
Hello from Down Under in NZ Just repaired my ignition lock - the extension which turns the switch broke off. You need the key in the bit of yours that is left...
hi john, dont know if much use but trawling round ebay for bits in last couple of days have seen a lock barrel and key for sale 'beleived fron senator' . its...
Hi Im hoping someone can help me, my igtion went recently..the key was just loose in the ignition..think the barrel has gone..anyway i located one from a...
If you look underneath the ignition barrel (as if it were in the car) you'll see a small hole (1/8" or so). There is a latch arrangement inside and this is...
Thanks to all for ideas on ignition barrels - interesting that we have two breaking at the same time! With everyone's info this was an easy job to remove,...
I have to confess I haven't actually done a Senator but I did one on a Carlton years a go & my Mum's Astra relatively recently and as far as I'd remembered the...
24v auto, aircon. You know that surge, up a few revs, down a few revs.. Well I thought I'd try and sort it as I'm going on a long trip so changed the cc...
My 3.0 CD has been SORNed for a little while now but the good weather prompted me to consider putting her on the road again. Only problem is that the...
Just to say I lost all the speed functions on the digital dash some time ago. Speedo, trip miles, ABS light, sports light. It turned out to be 10amp fuse No 28...
Similar thing happened to me - a window motor blew which for some reason is connected to the same circuit as the speedo. This in turn stops the auto gearbox...
I recently posted on here about my car missing on start up but after a few miles would be back to normal. Well, the missing was getting worse and took longer...
Hi Andy and all who may need to repair their Ignition Barrel - some interesting facts! 1)Straight barrel replacement from Vx with random key: £35.85 plus Vat...
There is a more brutal and easier way of making your old key fit any other barrel: Just insert your key into the replacement barrel and file down the ...
Each tumbler is as you say spring loaded. The tumblers fit into a small key-hole shaped slot in the side ignition barrel, the tiny spring is inserted into the...
Oh, how cool is that?!?!!? I’m definitely going to do that – I bought a used one with key on ebay yesterday by mistake for £21 (I forgot to cancel a...
The day has finally come-i have scrapped my 24v a very sad day ,i believe i was the most travelled senny man around-500 miles a week! Thanks to everyone for...
John, HTH = Hope That Helps Looks like it might! Just something I learnt from a Locksmith ... Regards, Jim ... ebay ... I'm glad I ... ignition ... that ... ...
Oh, thanks - "HTH" - yes it did! Got my eBay used barrel this am, and tried your trick. I did indeed grind down the proud tumblers with my old key in place,...
Hi Guys... hope some 1 can point me in the right direction here.. Have just got myself a replacement senny hafter my old one went out with a head gasket...
Digidash shows 100 on dash as normal If the engines turning the fan should be turning when hot you could try the carrot test. Carrot is used to try and stop...
thanks for the advice.. yep - fans running and yep.. it cut the carrot. is there a way I can test the thermo and the header cap?. is flushing the collent...
Jim If you're pressurising the header tank are you sure you've not replaced a car with a head gasket problem for another? Apart from the fact I turned my 24v...
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