Help! It's my tow vehicle .I backed the boat into it's resting place yesterday and tried to turn off my truck.The key just turned freely all the way to the acc. position with no resistance and the truck kept running. The key would come out in the off position but the switch was stuck in the on position.  I pulled a fuse on the ignition system to stop the engine and then took the battery cable loose to turn off everything else.. Any body got any advice on how to fix this?  I wanted to go back to the lake today. Can I put the fuse and battery cable back  and lay a screw driver across the starter solenoid posts to start it and go on? Any help would be appreciated.

Replace the ignition switch yourself or take it to the ford dealership.

Looks like it is the actuator rod from the key switch to the ignition switch that broke.  The dealership would rip me a new one and break it off.

First of all never take a vehicle to the dealership for repairs unless its under warranty. 2nd If the repairs can not be done at home on your own. Then I recommend finding a good local Mechanic that can fix the problem for you, before you try and head out to go fishing. The last thing you want  is to have the truck not start after launching your boat, and have the boat stuck in the water.

First of all never take a vehicle to the dealership for repairs unless its under warranty. 2nd If the repairs can not be done at home on your own. Then I recommend finding a good local Mechanic that can fix the problem for you, before you try and head out to go fishing. The last thing you want is to have the truck not start after launching your boat, and have the boat stuck in the water.

Great advice.

They don't call them the Stealership for nothin'!

You should be able to start with the solenoid just fine. I would not recommend taking to the lake bc like they said, it could very easily not work at any given time. The ignition cylinder r/r itself is pretty easy, but if other components inside the steering column are broken you'll be in for a pretty big job. Look up a steering column specialist online for your area. We have a guy around OKC who even does mobile repair.

X 500 on avoiding the dealership. Most have highly skilled techs who do excellent work, but it comes at a premium.