74 Duster (318) ignition not working, not getting spark
Okay. Haven't gotten that deep into anything yet, but wanted to share some pics in case ya'll see something immediately out of whack. I noticed a lose wire around the back of the motor near the distributor. This is exactly how the engine was left when I stopped trying to get it running a few months back.
And to clarify and use the right terminology, the car would crank when the mechanic hooked up his handheld push starter, but it would not turn over. And when I try to crank the car from the ignition inside the car, nothing happens. When it was running, nothing on the dash was working including the speedometer. It doesn't even register what gear I'm in (D, R, D3, etc.). The car was a theft recovery, so the column is pretty jacked up. I did order a new key/ignition from rock auto, but I haven't installed it yet, let along even broke into the column.
Wanted to thank you all for your suggestions so far. Hopefully, with your help, we can get this thing running again.
Okay. Haven't gotten that deep into anything yet, but wanted to share some pics in case ya'll see something immediately out of whack. I noticed a lose wire around the back of the motor near the distributor. This is exactly how the engine was left when I stopped trying to get it running a few months back.
And to clarify and use the right terminology, the car would crank when the mechanic hooked up his handheld push starter, but it would not turn over. And when I try to crank the car from the ignition inside the car, nothing happens. When it was running, nothing on the dash was working including the speedometer. It doesn't even register what gear I'm in (D, R, D3, etc.). The car was a theft recovery, so the column is pretty jacked up. I did order a new key/ignition from rock auto, but I haven't installed it yet, let along even broke into the column.
Wanted to thank you all for your suggestions so far. Hopefully, with your help, we can get this thing running again.
