Re: Darned thing won't start...

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Have you tried "hot wiring" it (bypassing ignition circuit)?


Darwin/BC Canada
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From: <chymar01@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 6:22 PM
Subject: Darned thing won't start...


> I need a bit of help here, guys.
> My '64 Polara convertible won't start(sometimes). It's a 383 with mopar 
> electronic ignition. It's always been a little balky, but it just refuses 
> to go now. Last year it got a new Evans wiring harness underhood, along 
> with a new distributor and box.
> Sometimes it would start fine, other times I'd have to bypass the ballast 
> resistor.
> Now, with the resistor bypassed and the coil wire pulled and grounded to a 
> header, it gives one spark when you turn the ket and one more when you 
> release the key and that's it. I swapped in another control box and no 
> improvement. Went over all the grounds, changed the coil and wire and 
> still no better.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Mark
>
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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public 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.