Key stuck in ignition of 1976 chevy corvette stingray 350 auto

cheaper and easier to have gone to a dealer or an authorized locksmith and have keys cut using vin number ---need to get a repair manual unknown what problem would be because the directional switch only screws in one way

You have an alternating problem..I assume on a 76 model you have an internal regulator...if you have no voltage meter then charge your battery and start the var then pull positive battery terminal...if car dies,alternator is bad and needs replacing.If it stays running your at least putting out some voltage but might not be enough...most parts stores(Auto Zone,ect)will do a free voltage check(on or off vehicle)

Mary...when you say "wants to start" I'm not sure if it turns over but won't start(sounds like lack of fuel or timing problem)or it won't turn over fast enough to start(again sounds like alternating problem and for a bit been running car off battery with no alternator till battery too low to turn engine over)...and what the heck is "starter fluid"???? No such thing.

Any hardware store can duplicate keys, lock smith in your area, big box store (the home improvement kind).

Should be pretty simple ... in my area it costs about $2.00 to duplicate a key.

Thats a chevy for ya ! Theres something weird between the shifter and the ignition. Turn the key as far as you can off, then put it in nuetrel. Start the car and it if starts, put it in park and turn the key off, if it is still stuck, keep trying .

27 year old ignition switch is most likely the issue. Replace the ignition switch assembly.

this happened on my 74 corvette. I had to replace the ignition key cylinder chevy had a pretty common problem with this if I remember correctly there is a small hole where you put the key in you take something like a paper clip and insert it in the hole this releases the cylinder and it pulls out replace with a new cylinder which just pops in

Better check to see if the nuts are still tight on your fan.

Check to ensure that all the bolts holding the fan to the water pump are equally tight.

i have the same problem i think its a saftey hazzard when i went to start my car it was dead and the key would not come out and i couldnt shift it in (N) to move it even the button that u push to shift out of park didnt work