RE: IML: 73 in the dark

[Elijah Scott <imperial1971@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robin Giesbrecht <robings@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   Sounds like your accessory feed is dead and this is coming through the  ignition switch. The battery feed for this is through a disconnect, a  fusible link and then pin 13 on the bulkhead disconnect. Then it goes  to the ignition switch through a rectangular white plastic connector  under the steering column.
Robin's message jogged my memory . . .
  
  If your '73 has the tilt & telescopic steering column, the problem  is probably the ignition switch located about halfway down the column.
  
  This same thing happened on my '71 Imperial -- the lights started  behaving oddly (headlights but no taillights or turn signals, sometimes  other weirdness), and the problem was the ignition switch.  The  wiring is connected to the switch with a big plastic plug, and after 30  years, I
 bet you'll find that plug has some melted spots where the  connections have overheated.
  
  The GOOD thing is that the switch is available new, it's relatively cheap, and it's easy to install (two bolts).
  
  Drop the panel with the Vent levers in it (directly under the steering column) and examine the ignition switch.
  
  Good luck!
  
  Elijah

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