So I finally got my new 360 into my dart and have been trying to fire it up but have not been able to get spark. It had a jury rigged ignition/charging wiring job with a Chinese standalone distributor back when it had the 318 in it and I rewired it to be all factory Chrysler electronic style.
The coil, distributor and ballast resistor are all brand new. And yes it’s the proper coil for an externally resisted system. I followed the factory wiring diagrams in my shop manual and everything is going to where it’s supposed to go. I have key on power to the resistor and the plug on the ignition box where it’s jumped across the factory plug to the lower resistor terminal and power to the other side of the resistor that leads to the positive side of the coil (which has power too). I have tried 2 different boxes that both came out of running cars.
But when I get out my test light and clamp it to the negative side of the coil and hit the positive battery terminal it does not flash while cranking that I can see. It goes from fully lit to just dim with a constantly lit bulb. What am I missing here? And as always thanks big time for any help!
