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Old May 12, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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I am trying to start my car after 3 years of restoration. I have all new wiring harnesses. I have the engine harness completely hooked up. The inside dash harness is not all hooked up. I have hooked up the steering column wires, ignition connection (on steering column 2ea), I have also jumpered the nuetral safety switch. The clutch safety switch wires which is purple and purple/white has two connectors in the dash harness. Both ends have a "L" shapped connector, this does not match the actual clutch switch, which is two flat - - connections. Anyway I jumpered both ends of this clutch safety switch wire. I am getting nothing (12 v) at coil. I have 12 v at starter cable. Am I missing something. Also where do you hook the (Both) ends of the clutch nurtral safety switch?? This wire was taped up in the new dash harness??? Pls provide some help. Seems the closer I get the harder this is!!!

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We couldn't get my son's 75 started after a 6-year layoff in the garage. Use a multimeter to track the problem down to the electronic ignition module in the HEI distributor. Once we replaced it, it fired up on the first key turn.
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