Originally Posted by Diesel911

I am guessing you have not actually had experience with one. There is the Lock Tumbler that connects to the Steering Colum lock innards. You turn the Tumbler and besides unlocking the steering Colum you are also turning a came inside that operates the shut off switch (on diesels without that you would not be able to shut your engine off). Then several inches down is the Actual Ignition switch.

On the later models if from the tumbler on down is not turned to a specific position you cannot even disconnect the Electrical Connector that plugs into the Ignition Switch.

You can remove the Steering Colum Lock and remove the Ignition Switch from it and stick the Ignition Switch back into the connector. At that point you can rotate the Ignition Switch with a Screwdriver. But, you will be reaching under to do that.

Functional but not a good work around. And it presumes you were able to drill out or otherwise remove the Steering Colum Lock and then were able to rotate it so you could disconnect the Ignition Switch Electrical Connector or another way to get the Ignition Switch out is to cut off the area the 3 screws go into that hold in the Ignition Switch.

I know My Wife would not want to have to hunch over and reach under and use a screwdriver to start the Engine and she will not want to open the hood to shut the Engine off manually.