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Am working on a project for a friend and it has been slow going due to weather. However one snag is the key switch. Due to my a loss on my manual dexterity I cannot do fine small work so I have a friend of mine do it for me. Last December we had great weather so I had to take the key switch out so I could get keys made for it. Well I got the switch back with the keys. Then the bad weather hit. I am now getting around to try and put the switch back in, but I can't remember where which wire goes to which post Is there a simple way to make this determination or does some one have a wiring diagram or a picture as to how it goes.

It is not a guarantee because lots can happen in 60 years and it varies with accessories but if your 55 is stock:

BAT post should have a larger size red wire from the loom and another short length of a larger size red wire connecting to the cigarette lighter.

IGN terminal should have a single yellow wire from the loom.

START terminal should have a larger brown wire from the loom

ACC terminal will get everything else. What exactly depends on accessories but there should at least be a small red and a dark green from loom and probably one or two other loose wires not part of the loom.

Thanks Howard

ALK

Thanks Howard

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