RE: Ignition issue - again

[Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Dan. It seems to me like it might have been the bulkhead 
connector last time, but I have tried unhooking and cleaning the 
contacts on it already. I'll try the other tips you suggested.

Dan McCormack wrote:
> 
> Jeff it sounds like you're not getting power in the starting circuit 
> somewhere. Assuming you have a single and not a double ballast resistor 
> and 
> it's hooked up correctly I suspect your problem is in the ignition 
> switch or 
> the bulkhead connector. You could try the old standby and have someone 
> crank 
> the engine while holding a spark plug wire near ground and see if you 
> have 
> spark. A safer test would be to disconnect the neutral start switch from 
> the 
> starter relay (so the engine can't crank) and have someone hold the key 
> in 
> the start position while you check and see if you have voltage to the 
> positive side of the coil. (You have the negative side of the coil going 
> to 
> the distributor right?) There's 2 connectors on the ignition switch that 
> are 
> hot in the start position, one that kicks in the starter and the other 
> sends 
> voltage to the coil. If there's no voltage to the coil in the start 
> position 
> then check the ignition switch. If that's ok then check the wire coming 
> out 
> of the bulkhead connector that goes to the coil in the start position.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Adams" <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:30 AM
> Subject: Ignition issue - again
> 
> 
> >
> > I know I asked this before, but I'm still fighting this issue.
> > Apparently, when the coil died on my Polara a few weeks ago something
> > else happened as now the car won't start while cranking, but as soon as
> > the key is released it fires. I replaced the resistor, but no go. All
> > connections seem to be good.  I had this same issue last year and it
> > turned out to be something simple, but being the old fart that I am I
> > can't remember what I did to fix it... HELP!!
> > Jeff Adams
> > 64 Polara
> 



Jeff Adams
64 Polara


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