Re: IML: '70 Wiring Diagram & Electric Windows

[edja@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> Edwin;
>
> If you do not get the wiring diagrams from the member who volunteered, I
> do have diagrams for the '73 models which are similar.
>
> On the '73 New Yorker which I owned years ago, the socket that plugged
> onto the back of the master switch for the windows was the culprit.  The
> contacts are held in place in a two-piece plastic housing.  The plastic
> housing appeared to be a soft nylon plastic or something similar.  On my
> car some of the contacts had broken inside the plastic housing.  At the
> time I was unable to get a replacement socket from a dealer, so I located
> some fiberglass of suitable thickness and drilled holes in it to accept
> some contacts that I pressed into place and then soldered the wires to the
> contacts on the back side.  The toughest part was getting the holes
> drilled in the fiberglass in precise positions!  I used a drill press at
> work to do it.  I used the existing switch to create a template to
> transfer the positions to the fiberglass that I was working with.  The
> fiberglass was trimmed so that the switch latches would hold it to the
> connector socket assembly.  It was quite a job, but it did
>   work.
>
> Later I discovered that the car also had several wires that had gone bad
> from flexing at the driver's door, so that meant another job to put in new
> wires to replace the ones that had opened up or were intermittent.
>
> The '69 and up Imperials and Chryslers used a window lift switch
> arrangement that changes the polarity of the voltage applied to the window
> lift motors in order to change the direction of window movement.  The
> older cars previous to '69 had motors with two windings, one for up and
> one for down.  The wiring and switches for those models are much more
> simple than the '69 and up models.  '69 and up models have at least twice
> as many wires as the older ones on a per door basis because of the
> polarity switching method.
>
> I changed several of the master control switches before I discovered that
> wiring was the real culprit on the car instead of the switch.  I still
> have one in the box.  I hope the problem on your car is just the switch.
> If it is Elijah Scott may be able to help you.  He may also be able to
> supply a connector for your car if that is the problem.
>
> Joe
>
> Joseph W. Strickland
> 1021 Vaughan Lane
> Tioga, TX 76271-2937
>
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Hi Joe,

Thanks for your reply to my e-mail. I have found a member who will scan
the diagrams of the 1970 chrysler and send them to me. Thanks for your
additional info.

Best regards,

Edwin de Bruijn.


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