q on the bulkhead

[gtxrt]

on a 1967 dodge coronet rt the brown wire coming out of the ballast res was cut. in the manual the brown wire goes to Q on the bulkhead. how do I find out what Q is suppose to do? The car runs well Someone put the Chrysler elec ignition in is that why it is cut ?

 

[gtxrt]

on a 1967 dodge coronet rt the brown wire coming out of the ballast res was cut. in the manual the brown wire goes to Q on the bulkhead. how do I find out what Q is suppose to do? The car runs well Someone put the Chrysler elec ignition in is that why it is cut ?

just read it is the start wire and you have to cut it out to get full power on starting.

 

[twecomm]

Think you will find that in your 67 Coronet, and in an electrically un-molested car, the brown wire, (terminal "Q" in the bulkhead connector) originates from the ignition switch. This brown wire provides a path for full battery voltage to be applied to the coil when the ignition switch is in the START, or crank position to create a hotter spark for startup. It provides a path to electrically "bypass" the ballast resistor, but ONLY when ignition switch is in the cranking position.
Once engine is started, the brown wire is STILL electrically connected and carrying that reduced coil voltage from the ballast resistor back to the ignition switch thru bulkhead connector terminal "Q". When ignition switch is in the RUN position, the brown wire is basically not in use, and disconnected WITHIN the ignition switch, but is still has the reduced coil voltage on it since it's still connected to far end of the ballast resistor.
Unfortunately the schematics in the shop manuals do not provide sufficient detail to represent what actually goes on inside the switches unto the switch terminals.
All this is true if points ignition or Mopar Electronic ignition. Both still require a ballast resistor resistance of a specified resistance value.

 

[Don Frelier]

They may have generated an alternative "hot" wire during cranking.
Does the car always start only when letting off the key?
Or does it start while cranking and then continue to run when returning the ignition to the "Run" position on the ignition?
But yes for short term make sure the wire is capped off somehow.

 

[gtxrt]

They may have generated an alternative "hot" wire during cranking.
Does the car always start only when letting off the key?
Or does it start while cranking and then continue to run when returning the ignition to the "Run" position on the ignition?
But yes for short term make sure the wire is capped off somehow.

it starts normal. yes i think you're right they did some thing at the bulk head. i see extra wires. so i can go ahead and put in the point dist. red power going to the + coil and should be another wire coming from the ballast going to - coil ?

 

[R/T Boy 67]

You need to figure out what changes were made to your wiring. In a stock point system, the negative coil wire went to the distributor. The positive coil wire went to the ballast, and then to the ignition switch start position. The other side of the ballast went to the terminal on the voltage regulator and then to the ign. switch run position.

 

[Don Frelier]

You likely have a gray wire with a trace on the coil - which is the tach signal.

 

[gtxrt]

You need to figure out what changes were made to your wiring. In a stock point system, the negative coil wire went to the distributor. The positive coil wire went to the ballast, and then to the ignition switch start position. The other side of the ballast went to the terminal on the voltage regulator and then to the ign. switch run positioyes

yes the wire coming out of the dist goes to - coil. the way they have the crank-start hooked up now should be good with the points getting full power