Not getting 12 volts to coil
Mattax, Below is the J1 big red wire, which looks pretty clean (used DeOxit) and conducts over 11 volts with interior lights on and aligator clips from its male bulkhead connector to this female connector. The next picture is the fuse box J1 red wire, which also gets 11 + volts by touching the connector and grounding to the steering column. All your ignition switch tests worked except the two with the key in start and the J1 to -Q2 (Accessory and J1 - to J2A (ignition 1), which were closed, and the other pairs, J1 to S2-18Y (start) and J1 to J3 and J1 to Ignition 2, were open. But when you say 'start', do I keep pressure on the ignition switch? Maybe that's my problem.
I'll pull the female black Accessory Q2 wire and look for corrosion. The connections to the individual fuses look the worst, although I got closed results with testing
each pair for continuity. The second picture is the place where these fuses hook up. The fuse box disconnects from the female connector box. Thank you for guidance on the theory of voltage drop, and results varying with the load on the whole circuit. Also, the ignition tests were really neat, especially since you can do them with no current flowing.
Mattax, Below is the J1 big red wire, which looks pretty clean (used DeOxit) and conducts over 11 volts with interior lights on and aligator clips from its male bulkhead connector to this female connector. The next picture is the fuse box J1 red wire, which also gets 11 + volts by touching the connector and grounding to the steering column. All your ignition switch tests worked except the two with the key in start and the J1 to -Q2 (Accessory and J1 - to J2A (ignition 1), which were closed, and the other pairs, J1 to S2-18Y (start) and J1 to J3 and J1 to Ignition 2, were open. But when you say 'start', do I keep pressure on the ignition switch? Maybe that's my problem.
I'll pull the female black Accessory Q2 wire and look for corrosion. The connections to the individual fuses look the worst, although I got closed results with testing
each pair for continuity. The second picture is the place where these fuses hook up. The fuse box disconnects from the female connector box. Thank you for guidance on the theory of voltage drop, and results varying with the load on the whole circuit. Also, the ignition tests were really neat, especially since you can do them with no current flowing.
