So is the electronic ignition box supposed to shock you?
So I was driving to the local Friday car meet at the burger place and i was sitting at a light a couple minutes. Car was fully warmed up, ran great for 10 miles or so then just quit. It didn’t stall. It didn’t sputter. It just was running great then not running. I crank it once. Nothing. Crank again and pump a little gas. Nothing. Give it a little more gas turn the key and it starts right up and runs great.
So I go to the car meet and talk to another Mopar guy and we both agree that it sounds like the electronic ignition box. Now I just took the whole dash out and changed the instruments into a new bezel and reinstalled and removed an FM converter box. So I might have screwed up somewhere. I was really careful making sure the instrument cluster was screwed down so it grounded and got it hooked up right, paying special attention to the ampmeter wiring but I could have screwed up I guess. I also just deleted the radio so that OEM plug is unplugged. There’s no bare wire to ground out though.
Anyway, I drive 20 minutes home and the car runs great. Get into the driveway and opened the hood while the car is running and wanted to check connections and obvious grounds. Then I put my hand on top of the (made in Mexico) orange ignition box to see if it’s hot and get a little jolt. So being the idiot I am I put my hand on top of it again to make sure. OUCH! YUP it is definitely giving me a little electric shock.
So does the ignition module give a shock if you put your hand on it while running or does it indicate it’s failing? Is there any way to test if it‘s pooping out? The shock seems to happen when I put my hand on the blue plate.
What’s up with that?
So I was driving to the local Friday car meet at the burger place and i was sitting at a light a couple minutes. Car was fully warmed up, ran great for 10 miles or so then just quit. It didn’t stall. It didn’t sputter. It just was running great then not running. I crank it once. Nothing. Crank again and pump a little gas. Nothing. Give it a little more gas turn the key and it starts right up and runs great.
So I go to the car meet and talk to another Mopar guy and we both agree that it sounds like the electronic ignition box. Now I just took the whole dash out and changed the instruments into a new bezel and reinstalled and removed an FM converter box. So I might have screwed up somewhere. I was really careful making sure the instrument cluster was screwed down so it grounded and got it hooked up right, paying special attention to the ampmeter wiring but I could have screwed up I guess. I also just deleted the radio so that OEM plug is unplugged. There’s no bare wire to ground out though.
Anyway, I drive 20 minutes home and the car runs great. Get into the driveway and opened the hood while the car is running and wanted to check connections and obvious grounds. Then I put my hand on top of the (made in Mexico) orange ignition box to see if it’s hot and get a little jolt. So being the idiot I am I put my hand on top of it again to make sure. OUCH! YUP it is definitely giving me a little electric shock.
So does the ignition module give a shock if you put your hand on it while running or does it indicate it’s failing? Is there any way to test if it‘s pooping out? The shock seems to happen when I put my hand on the blue plate.
What’s up with that?
