Giving up on ignition switches, Need wiring diagram, Bought a universal starter/ignition switch.. Options

[Andyrew]

So my 3rd replacement ignition switch started tweeking out on me. Im tired of this. This is not a stock 914 so I decided to get an aftermarket switch. 10 bucks at Autozone and I have a switch that I doubt i will ever break.

So I pull the wiring which I have become so familar with and see that there are 6 prongs on it. One obviously ground(Black), One obviously power(red, thick), One keyed power (red, thinner), and one obviously starter(yellow).. But then I see 2 other small wires, a white, and a white/brown. Where do these suckers go? There is no accessory switch to the 914 so I doubt anything can go there, Are they the wires that are keyed power or say a relay? How do I wire this on a 4 prong switch??? I would think that the two smaller wires just go on keyed power, but I'd hate to do it and be wrong.


Thoughts?

Thanks all.

[Andyrew]

Captn,

Yes the aftermarket switch is clearly labeled and tests correctly with an Ohm.

Capn, what underlying problem might that be? The switches that have failed on me are due to the actual switch and I am sure of it. The wiring has not changed, and yet a replacement of the switch fixes the problem immediately. The problem being that with the turn of the key to the on position they would only transfer a small portion of the voltage (as checked with my volt meter in dash) or would not transfer voltage while cranking, or both, and the key had to be in a specific position in the cranking position to actually transfer volts to more than just the starter. Yesterday when starting the car it wouldnt show any volts and would crank slow, waited 5 minutes, jiggled the key, and it started without a problem (The start of the old problem I had been having). At this point I said NO MORE and bought an aftermarket switch.


Again, aftermarket switch checks out. My wiring is now the issue as I have said before many times in this thread. I am going to check for frayed wiring and see whats going on, however if anyone has any suggestions for where to start, I would appreciate it.

This car is getting very close to a full rewire.