Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not doing this in desperation or with any kind of personal angst riding on my shoulders. This van is analogous to the alarm clock we all dismantled when we were kids. The difference is that I intend to get it put back together and usable... eventually. The goal is to spend as little money as possible. Thus, when I get the ingnition switch out and dismantle the interlock for the steering wheel and shift lever I will install a simple switch instead of a key. The van will start with a switch and a push button litke the old fashioned cars and farm tractors used to. Fun, huh?