Steering column gets hot.

toolmanmike said

On my way home from Farmington yesterday I noticed that the column shift bowl got pretty hot. I would say I couldn't hold my hand on it for longer than a minute. I think the only thing running through the switch is the ignition power which is a Pertronics unit and shouldn't take that much current. Anyone else experience this?

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Yup, my 72 Dart 340 has been developing that very issue - thought it was an ignition switch issue when the key ignition lock cylinder started to randomly hesitate - causing a no start condition and the heat around the bowl was getting ridiculous. I dove in and yanked everything apart, left the key cylinder switch mounted, floated the plastic indicator turn switch and pot metal ignition switch - just dangling and flopping in the breeze below the bowl, stuck the steering wheel back on with the bolt, and drove it around for a half hour or so. (I had to remember what arm/hand sign was stop, left and right, lol.) The I.S. never heated up but the shaft coming up the tube was very warm, enough heat for the bowl to absorb and signal suspicion. Now I'm deciding how involved to get. Maybe just some insulation.

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