Hmmmm .... as it turns out, my 56 Imperial cut out on me two days ago in the
garage. The next day I tried her and she started right up. About a minute
later, while the car was running, the entire car was filled with smoke that
poured from under the dash. When the smoke cleared and my nerves settled, I
found that the wire from my ignition switch to the flasher was totally fried.
I was thinking bad flasher but now I'm not too sure after reading Phil's
post. Could be the ignition switch? After I eliminated the wire between the
ignition switch and the flasher the car started with no APPARENT problems.
Tom
In a message dated 7/11/99 8:41:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bintakin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< Phil Patterson writes: My first guess would be that the ignition switch
has gone
bad, I had the same problem some years ago with a 67 Belvedere, and while
these
cars are almost completely different, much of the electronics is the same.
Next
time it happens, get a volt-ohm meter and check voltage starting at the power
line for the coil , then work your way back. Luckily, the ignition systems on
these cars are fairly simple, with a power supply to the switch, which then
sends
it to the coil when the key is turned on. I try to check any moving parts
first,
and with the car being over 40 years old, the ignition switch has to have
been
used an awful lot of times.Hope this is helpful.
Jim Stodolka wrote:
> i haven't been on here for a while but i like all the
info
> that everyone gives, so heres a problem i've been having for the last three
> months. i've been driving my 56 imperial a lot lately but every few weeks
it
> just cuts out. last month i put over 500 miles on with no problems.
thursday
> night i headed for my club meeting and it cut out about 10 miles from home
so
> i turned around and had a heck iof a time with it it finally died a block
> from home. i waited about 15 minutes and it started right up . but would
only
> run for a short distance. i replaced the coil and the ballast resistor,
> theres gas to the carb. it has done this three times in three months and
acts
> up about the same distance. there is no missing till it cuts out. it
happened
> one night in town about 30miles away and i had to leave it till morning, in
> the morning i drove it home untill a block from home and it stopped. i sure
> could use some help on this, i'm afraid to go anywhere with it. i can't
> figure it out. on an up note i just bought a 60 dodge polara 4dr thats
been
> siting in a shed since 1973. has a 383 4bbl. stokie
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