Douglas, I don’t want to put anybody down but if your mechanic didn’t know this problem was the ballast resistor, find yourself a new mechanic or at least one that knows Mopars. An extra ballast resistor in the glove box is just as important as a spare tire for anybody who has an old Mopar. From: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas Sutherland My '64 Sport Fury is still cranking but when the key is returned to the "run" position the car dies. A local mobile mechanic diagnosed it as a electrical/wiring problem. He says I have power in the "crank" position but the power is being completely cut off when the ignition returns to the "run" position. He said replace the ignition, I did -- still no start. He says if new ignition doesn't solve the problem there is a short or open connection in blue wire between the ignition switch and out to the coil. When he wired the coil directly to the battery the car starts up normally! What is the best way to find a short? Wouldn't it be easier to just replace the entire wire following it from the ignition to the coil? Thanks, Douglas -- -- Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, email your parts/car transactions and negotiations, as well as other personal messages, only to the intended recipient. Do not just press "reply" and send your email to everyone using the general '62-'65 Clubhouse public email address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine-tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en. |
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