1990 Imperial Electrical Issue

[Brad Hogg <roadhogg@xxxxxxx>]

I just spent $62 on a new ignition switch only to find out that it
makes no difference.  I think I have narrowed down the trouble circuit
though.  The Pink wire with the Black tracer that goes to the large ignition
switch connector should be a power wire that feeds power to the switch.
What I need to know is where that wire comes from and where the possible
points of failure are.  Looking at page 8F-17 of the electrical FSM, there
is a
J10 12PK* wire coming out of the "Power Distribution Center".  I have two
questions about this.  Does PK* mean "Pink with Trace"?  If it does, where
is this "Power Distribution Center"?  The diagram states "See SH
4,6,8,10,12".
.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brad Hogg" <roadhogg@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "EEK Forum" <eek@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: IML: 1990 Imperial Electrical Issue


I did some testing.  Out of the 7 wires on that large connector, the centre
three are dead when the key is on.  If I apply power to that point, the dead
ccts start working again.  I then took the connector off and ran the same
test on the switch itself.  When the key is on, there is no continuity
between the power wire going into the switch and those three centre pins.
It most assuredly is the switch.