No spark and i can only get 5V at the coil.
Ok so just by removing that one switch and fixing the connection on that wire I went from 5V at the + terminal on the coil to 5.5V. I took a look at the negative cable leading to the coil and noticed some more electric tape and decided to remove that and found this two cut sections hand twisted together. Both within the first 8 " of wire going away from the coil "-" terminal.
http://s450.photobucket.com/user/DDGDSM/media/The Dart/20150618_153127_zpsdjoeutyl.jpg.html
I fixed that part then I started tracing cables again and remembered a splice in the brown wire from the ballast to the coil + terminal. So I traced it out and it led me up driverside fender well to this connector which wasn't plugged into anything. Anyone have any idea what this would have went to? It was just sitting right up by the front side of the battery(the opening to the grill/headlight area).
http://s450.photobucket.com/user/DDGDSM/media/The Dart/20150618_155853_zpskheqnrzv.jpg.html
Tracing all the wires back tot he ECM I noticed some more electrical tape that looked a little too large for the wires, so I peeled it back to find this. Every wire going into the ECM had been cut and either twisted/taped/or soldered back together.
http://s450.photobucket.com/user/DDGDSM/media/The Dart/20150618_153533_zps1vcl7dcz.jpg.html
Another question I have is about the ecm and it having 5 prongs on the connector but the replacement ecm only have 4 prongs total. Is that normal or what?
http://s450.photobucket.com/user/DDGDSM/media/The Dart/20150618_154909_zpsx2cxfoqa.jpg.html
Last but not least, im trying to figure out how im dropping 5 volts across the ballast resistor. Im showing 10.5V at the side coming into the resistor but only have 6.6v leaving to go to the coil with the key in the on position and engine off. Even when actually trying to turn the key over the voltage stays at 5V or lower at the coil. What does everyone else have for drop across the resistor?
Ok so just by removing that one switch and fixing the connection on that wire I went from 5V at the + terminal on the coil to 5.5V. I took a look at the negative cable leading to the coil and noticed some more electric tape and decided to remove that and found this two cut sections hand twisted together. Both within the first 8 " of wire going away from the coil "-" terminal.
http://s450.photobucket.com/user/DDGDSM/media/The Dart/20150618_153127_zpsdjoeutyl.jpg.html
I fixed that part then I started tracing cables again and remembered a splice in the brown wire from the ballast to the coil + terminal. So I traced it out and it led me up driverside fender well to this connector which wasn't plugged into anything. Anyone have any idea what this would have went to? It was just sitting right up by the front side of the battery(the opening to the grill/headlight area).
http://s450.photobucket.com/user/DDGDSM/media/The Dart/20150618_155853_zpskheqnrzv.jpg.html
Tracing all the wires back tot he ECM I noticed some more electrical tape that looked a little too large for the wires, so I peeled it back to find this. Every wire going into the ECM had been cut and either twisted/taped/or soldered back together.
http://s450.photobucket.com/user/DDGDSM/media/The Dart/20150618_153533_zps1vcl7dcz.jpg.html
Another question I have is about the ecm and it having 5 prongs on the connector but the replacement ecm only have 4 prongs total. Is that normal or what?
http://s450.photobucket.com/user/DDGDSM/media/The Dart/20150618_154909_zpsx2cxfoqa.jpg.html
Last but not least, im trying to figure out how im dropping 5 volts across the ballast resistor. Im showing 10.5V at the side coming into the resistor but only have 6.6v leaving to go to the coil with the key in the on position and engine off. Even when actually trying to turn the key over the voltage stays at 5V or lower at the coil. What does everyone else have for drop across the resistor?