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Hi, I've ran into a dilema. I have a 70 Charger 500 SE w/ a 383 Mgnm. I kept having problems with my gauges pegging out then the next time I started my car, they wouldnt work. I'm not a mechanic nor an automotive electrician but I do have a 70 Charger/Coronet shop manual that described this problem. The automotive electrician I took the car to in the first time said that it was just a bad gauge so he replaced it with a working one. Well the car kept doing the same thing with the gauges & he said it couldnt be the limiter that they wouldnt work at all. Well after a couple of years of getting different items for my car as I dont drive it often, I finally decided to take on the task of replacing the voltage limiter & the printed circuitboard myself. I had the gauge cluster out of the car & had a guy that works on small motors & gears look at my tic toc tach which he couldnt get running. :frusty: .
By the way, the points & condensor system was converted to elec. ign.
I had all my wires marked & got the cluster back in with the new board & new vltg lmtr. Got everything hkd up & tried to start the car. Try to start the car & the brain box gets hot. It cranx, it starts to go into the go stage as long as the key is toward the start position but as soon as you put the ign. back to run, it seems like the engine loses its juice. My friend is a DIE-HARD MOPARMAN & an excellent mechanic. I drove it to his house before my wizardry & it remains there after my wizardry. He has cross tested everything he knows & says it has power everywhere it should. I tried the hdlts & hideaways -work, turnsgnls -works, 3 spd wiprs & wshr -works, brakelts -works, back up lts -works. try to start it & feel the back f the limiter & it is cool to the touch. Nothing smells hot. The Mopar buddy says that when you try to start the car, the voltage gauge shouldnt go backwards a little bit but mine does & did before my work.
The only thing we havent done is to take the strng-wheel apart & chk the wires in the column. ?
HELP !
By the way, the points & condensor system was converted to elec. ign.
I had all my wires marked & got the cluster back in with the new board & new vltg lmtr. Got everything hkd up & tried to start the car. Try to start the car & the brain box gets hot. It cranx, it starts to go into the go stage as long as the key is toward the start position but as soon as you put the ign. back to run, it seems like the engine loses its juice. My friend is a DIE-HARD MOPARMAN & an excellent mechanic. I drove it to his house before my wizardry & it remains there after my wizardry. He has cross tested everything he knows & says it has power everywhere it should. I tried the hdlts & hideaways -work, turnsgnls -works, 3 spd wiprs & wshr -works, brakelts -works, back up lts -works. try to start it & feel the back f the limiter & it is cool to the touch. Nothing smells hot. The Mopar buddy says that when you try to start the car, the voltage gauge shouldnt go backwards a little bit but mine does & did before my work.
The only thing we havent done is to take the strng-wheel apart & chk the wires in the column. ?
HELP !