55 ignition problems

[roger crabtree <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Roger,
The checking of the switch is easy.  It has four poles
on it.  Starting from left to right as looking at it
from under the dash, check for voltage with test
light.  Far left (if I remember right) is the ACC.
Center should always have power to it.  Middle right
should be the ignition or "on side". Next pole should
be start position.  when under the dash check each
pole to the postion of the key.  I will bet that when
you took apart the center you had to disconnect some
wires to the switch.  If there is power to the on side
then a wire is broken or disconnected under the dash. 
that power wire will go to the firewall and to the
components that shut off in the car with he key.  The
test light will tell the story.  ***Before you go
there check the wire to the coil. When the switch is
on it should light the tester.  If it does try a
coil.***  
RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa

--- timhulse@xxxxxxx wrote: 
> If everything was working before you did the work in
> the Distributor and now nothing your problem must be
> in the distributor area. Do you have spark at any of
> the other plugs? Did you maybe mess up the number 1
> spark plug wire? I wouldnt panic until you double
> check all of those. I put new wires on my 56 once
> and I was off 1-spot on the cap. I spent days trying
> to figure it out. Then one day I noticed by looking
> at a picture I was off on the wires. 
> Tim 
> > 
> > From: "Roger Casagrande" <rdc2382@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 2004/09/07 Tue PM 06:48:59 EDT
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: IML: 55 ignition problems
> > 
> > My 55 Imperial has lost its "spark". The car has
> run from November 2003 when I got to about a month
> ago. I checked the spark by removing the #1 plug and
> with the wire attached put the plug base to the
> intake manifold and had someone turn over the
> engine. No spark was seen at the plug. I checked the
> coil by putting a plug with a 0.175" gap between the
> coil output and the manifold and got a solid blue
> spark. I changed the points and condenser and
> checked that the primary wire was not grounded when
> both points were open.
> > 
> > Another note is that I have the center portion of
> the dash off to repair the radio and polish the
> knobs of the controls. I don't know if something in
> the ignition requires all of the dash controls and
> radio to be connected.
> > 
> > I need some suggestions for further trouble
> shooting.
> > 
> > Roger D. Casagrande
> > 
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