The Crusty Cuda: Whole lotta Shakin' (N96) Goin' on!

[A12pilot]

Dern tootin’ brutha!!!

Cheers
Dave

[TimG]

Keep us posted, Dave. I won't leave the house until we get an update......

[mockingbird812]

Originally Posted by TimG

Keep us posted, Dave. I won't leave the house until we get an update......

Yeah well Tim, now that is not really much of a sacrifice, is it?

[SuperNovaSS]

Dave,


This sounds very promising. I hope the hypothesis proves true.



Jason

[A12pilot]

Woohoo!!! I’m happy to report Steve’s voodoo doll is still working!

Not only was that not it, the diagnosis via a volt meter trouble shooting this has resulted in complete disbelief from what I was seeing. Key cranking I wasn’t getting 12v at the coil. Then, key in the Run position, 12 volts on both sides of the ballast. Then key off, key on, no volts. Key back on, 12 volts at the coil. Yep, beats me too. Basically there’s no repetitive consistency on the readings. I’ve thrown in the towel and ripped out the dash harness, boxed it up, and it’ll be headed to M&H Monday. When will I get it back? Beats me! If they tell me the harness is good, that’ll be the end of this hobby for me!

So it’ll sit, once again, at least for another month.

More to come.....eventually!

Cheers
Dave

[Billohio]

I would take that off your hands without the harness. No worries!!

That is frustrating.

[big gear head]

What about the ignition switch? Would that cause this? I know it's new, but that doesn't mean it isn't bad.

[L78M22Rag]

:-(

[njsteve]

Is the “new” ignition switch an original Chrysler part? I’ve had terrible luck with aftermarket ignition switches not having the correct internal switching position compared to where the key was.

What are the voltage readings if you hold the key just past “run” but not engaging the starter?

I may have an NOS ignition switch in the basement. I’ll have to search tomorrow.

[A12pilot]

Oh, never fear! I’ll get this figured out! But at this point I’m 100% confident with a 25% assurance that this is the problem. But the good news is that in fact, yes, I do have the key-in-buzzer feature. Why? Because all 70s did! Frankly, I’m a 68-69 guy and that wasn’t standard on B-Bodys during those years. This being my first 70 and an E-Body to boot the learning curve is steep. So Darrell still gets some props for a correct guess.

And I did get that fixed along with the other electrical issues I thought I was having, so now the dying cat sound when the door is open and key is in waifs through the cabin much like it does in the alley behind an Italian restaurant in New York City.

It’s aftermarket, but no fluctuation of voltage between any key positions, Steve-O. There’s a short somewhere internally in that main harness. Gotta be!!

Cheers
Dave