Slant six not starting Ballast resistor issues? Ignition switch?
I have a slight problem with my 1974 Dodge dart. its a slant six auto and its electric ignition. My car doesn't start up and i mostly did everything i remembered reading about electrical gremlins for the slant six but..... I may forget something (Im human mistakes happen).#-o
When you hold the key in "START" position it turns on and stays on BUT when you release key which is to "RUN" it shuts off. I did the test of plugging a long cable from the battery positive terminal to the coils positive stud (ballast Resistor still connected and untouched), turned the car on and IT STARTED normally.
The only thing i notice is that when i leave the key to the "ON" position and i hold a test light from the negative battery terminal to the ballast resistor brown cable and/or blue cable it doesn't light up at all. I did this test to my 1976 Plymouth as well and it lights up; one side brighter than the other
I haven't checked my Ignition switch so im thinking that must be it.
Car ran fine 2 days ago but it was raining very heavy here in New York - Feb 2 2016 and had to go on a 20 mile run to pick up someone
so my question is: what is causing the ballast resistor to not have any power on both sides when the key is turned to the "RUN position"?
I think that's my question but i really want the car on before Tuesday because i need two cars as daily drivers.
Hopefully i was clear enough to describe my situation
What i did is:
-Check ballast resistor and changed with a parts ballast (didn't work). changed with one out of my daily driver (didn't work) and changed with a brand new one and it didn't work
-Changed Voltage regulator with another one i had but that didn't work
-Change my ECU with an mopar orange box ECU but didn't work
-Changed coil to another coil i had but didn't work so i changed it back to the old one
-Changed starter relay with an old one from a 318 but didn't work so i took the new one out of my running dodge demon /6 but didn't work
-Cleaned battery terminals, bulkhead, coil and wires from starter relay
- Got clean gas and it sprays A-ok
- re-timed car but no good
- i believe i do have spark
- changed old starter with a used mini starter but didn't work
- did a wiggle test on most of the wires with the help of my father and it did nothing
- Battery is from my demon and its new and full of charge
-Check rotor and cap looks ok