No the cylinder does often spin a few 360s I've been jiggling the wheel as I turn the key and it'll catch and turn fine. So thats a problem I've been having too, wasn't sure if it was normal or not. Luckily the car thinks the key is in it so I just got some speed and popped the clutch, started up just fine. That at least got me home. Had to just pop the clutch to kill it once I got home. Going to try Philly's fix first. Maybe I can use the video provided for the spinning tumbler to get the tumbler out and maybe loosen the jam?
Whew you guys have made me feel so much better I was worried I was going to have to pay around 800 to get this fixed...
EDIT: Key is still stuck but I pulled the ignition switch off and am just using a screwdriver to start the car for now. Might try and pull the cylinder once its daylight and see if I can fix it a little better. Worse comes to worse I guess I'll just buy a new cylinder. Hundred bucks isn't bad. So you just need to buy the one part right?
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