Hi Kenyon Wills,
Your comment regarding 1970 cars do not have points. You are wrong, My
1970
Imperial LeBaron and 1971 Chrysler New York both have points, that is the
way they came from the factory.
John Chesnutt, Portland, Oregon
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[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kenyon Wills
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:04 PM
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Subject: RE: IML: Left key in "Run" position overnight
1970's cars do not have points.
They have electronic ignition.
-K
--- Ken Lang <imperialken@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ouch! Leaving the ignition on was not a good thing.
I can't recall if the
76 motors had moved away from points yet, but if it
has points and they were
closed that means there was continuous voltage to
the coil. If it were the
breaker-less ignition system it could have still put
continuous voltage to
the coil. Either way you need to break out the
butter because the coil is
toast. But it doesn't mean that the ignition module
didn't suffer permanent
damage either. With a continuous coil load the
module may have died first.
The ballast resistors are usually pretty hearty but
it would hurt to unplug
it and measure it with an ohm meter. It should have
a few ohms of
resistance. If it's open, it's bad.
If it were me, I'd replace the coil, the resistor
and the distributor
components. They're all relatively inexpensive. If
you replace one item
and the engine starts, it doesn't mean you're out of
the woods. One of the
other components may have suffered serious damage as
well. It's just
waiting until you're 20 miles from home before it
fails.
Ken
67 Crown 4 Dr Ht
68 LeBaron 4 Dr Ht
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Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 4:08 PM
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Subject: IML: Left key in "Run" position overnight
I know it's not quite on topic, but it has a 440
like many Imperials
(obligitory Imperial content) did.
Okay, I'm a bonehead, I left the key in the run
position while doing some
wrenching and forgot about it overnight and the
battery died or course. But
now I have recharged the battery and my Ramcharger
still won't start. It's a
1976 Ramcharger with 440/727/4x4. Could I have fried
the ECU or ballast
resistor? Cables & coil were both replaced in the
last month. I hitting the
carb with starting fluid anfd there's no hint of
fire, so I'm guessing it's
electrical.
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