Recent content by Harry J Scribner

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Thank you! I'm hoping to have it running today and pressure wash everything to be able to see the numbers.

I've searched and can't to find the model number. Seems like the most basic possible question to find an answer to.

Hello. Will this work for a 1974 dart? I have a slant 6. The ignition switch was exploded when I got the car. I’ve tried 3 different switches and the mechanical engagement doesn’t match so they don’t work. I currently have a start button to bypass the ignition switch. That works but spark to...

Thanks! Hoping this weekend to find time to swap it out and see if I can do a better job melting connectors than the last guy that worked on it.

Thanks! I found a thread on here that was sort of related to this, something about wiring in an MSD box etc. The post included figuring out which contacts internal to the switch are bridged to initialize starter, ign etc. I just received a switch from an alternate manufacturer to the the...

The burnt flat connector was part of the old IGN switch, so it's gone. I'm going to try swapping in the new switch (different brand) that's coming, and if it works I'll install the new dash pad and likely trade the car off for something else.

That makes sense since this switch did at least activate the IGN, and now it's intermittent failing. I re-checked a couple more places online, they have the Standard Ignition US88 and some other brand. Rolling the dice on the other brand. Wont be here till next week.

Yes, and it all makes sense. If I put direct power to the wires that require it, everything works as it should, the car starts and runs. The wiring on the back of the replacement switch doesn't match the original. The replacement switch doesn't interface smoothly with the key cylinder. Is...

Switch worked for a week. Now it has hit or miss power to the ignition so the car sometimes starts. I can't find a cross reference, or any reference to the number on the switch itself other than an eBay item. Is there another year/model switch that fits this column? PN on the switch is: 3488573

NAPA showed they had the correct switch. Went there and matched up the OEM switch, all the wires were in different locations on the switch body just like the replacement I already have installed. Rather than going through the $$ and wasted time again, I drilled a hole next to the cigarette...

It’s not the fit. Cycled the switch outside the column. Same results. Constant power to the yellow wire. Compared the new and old switch, totally different wire locations on the back. Went to Napa. The switch they have also doesn’t match the factory switch. Any idea where to look for a switch...

The contact plate in the switch was floating around when I originally opened up the column. I use a fluke multimeter in 12VDC mode, or a 12V mac tools automotive test light when looking for power. If it's continuity I use whatever the "beep" mode is on the multimeter. The issue is related to...

Thanks for the info. I'm pretty familiar with the wiring now and troubleshooting it. Had to hotwire the car to see if it even ran. Seems the seatbelt interlock has already been bypassed (Thanks for noting what that box with the button is). The car operated correctly before the ignition switch...

Hello. I recently picked up a '74 Dart. Tracked down an electrical problem (Someone re-routed the hot wire to the column because it looks like it shorted with no fuse and melted the connector in half, etc.) The source of the problem was the ignition switch, the crimping on the plastic cap failed...