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Electrical gremlins

cuda71gtx2

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Ok Guys Here is my Nightmare, I have a 70 Coronet, Turn the Key Nothing, Sometimes it will click 1 time, sounds like the Turn signal Flasher,I have lights,Emergency Flashers work, Turn Signals Work, But Nothing else works, I installed a Reconditioned Under Dash Harness, But still nothing, I checked Ignition Switch, with a Test light and it lights up, the wires are warm from the switch to the dash harness, I have put a New Neutral safety switch on, Still getting Nothing when i turn the key, Does anyone know how many grounds these cars are supposed to have, I have the Harness grounded to the dash Frame, But have not hooked up the Dash frame to steering Column Ground yet, I am At my Wits end, also i can crank the car at the starter Relay, Jumping the terminals, But it will not fire, Checked for spark, Pulled number one plug and cranked it over no spark, checked point gap and it is right has new coil, Ballast resistor,cap and rotor, I am stumped Beating my head against the wall, This is my first B Body, any and all help will be greatly appreciated, Thank You Terry
 
check your connections at the bulkhead connector at the firewall. One of the terminals may have pulled out a little and is not making contact. Other weird culprits could be fuses (blown or corroded), corrosion or a bad connection at the alternator gauge (unlikely as you have some power), or a missing ground. Is the ground strap to the engine from the body still good? Try it again with the steering column ground attached as well. Do you have a wiring diagram? If not you can find one here : http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=18
 
Thank You for the Help, it was something i simply overlooked, Ground wire from the Neg battery cable to the body as well as the ground from the dash to the column, It still wont start with the key, but does turn off with the key, so I am assuming the Ignition Switch is Bad? What are your thoughts on that ? If i may ask ?
 
If you ground the neutral safety terminal (usually a purple wire) at the starter relay will it start with the key?
 
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