Car won't start suspect it's in ignition

67Dart273 said

This sounds like the proverbial IGN1 / IGN2 or ballast resistor problem

I'd do one or two things............

Leave the key in run long enough to confirm the ignition is getting power. See if you have spark by jumpering the start relay, which will "work around" an IGN2 problem

Make sure you DO have voltage while cranking. Might be a bad ignition switch, the switch connector, or bulkhead terminal where the brown IGN2 wire comes through

I'm assuming it DID run with this same setup?

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Yes, it did run.


Then just before I went over, he started it and it ran for a short time, then quit. It would not restart.

A day or two later it would start cold, then quit after about 5 minutes.

Then the day I went over, it wouldn't start at all.

It seemed like when we went from start/crank position to run, that's when it started to spark, but not when it cranked...

How do I check voltage while cranking? just check across the battery, ballast, or coil???

I will try the jumper across the starter relay next time I get over there, may take a week as traffic by him is bad.... :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

thanks guys...