Electrical issues
'70 Ignition in column. Additional connection at the steering column. Could be cross wire short somewhere in there too.
I'd suggest disconnecting the battery from earth and positive and trace what connects to what.
Use a continuity setting on a multimeter or equivalent. Put what you find on paper.
begin with the Battery feed/charge wire. There should be continuity all the way to the steering column connector.
Disconnect that connector. Check for continuity between the power feed and each other position. Turn the key to run, do the same, then accesory, and then start.
If that all checks out, then continue checking for shorts between 'battery' and ignition in the harness. Continuity between the power wires and the ignition wires is a short (key switch disconnected).
'Battery' is in quotes because the alternator is the power source when the engine is running. But the alternator output wire and battery output wire are tied together. So its really the power circuit but its almost always called 'battery'. Even the alternator output post is marked Batt on a Chrysler alternator housing.
'70 Ignition in column. Additional connection at the steering column. Could be cross wire short somewhere in there too.
I'd suggest disconnecting the battery from earth and positive and trace what connects to what.
Use a continuity setting on a multimeter or equivalent. Put what you find on paper.
begin with the Battery feed/charge wire. There should be continuity all the way to the steering column connector.
Disconnect that connector. Check for continuity between the power feed and each other position. Turn the key to run, do the same, then accesory, and then start.
If that all checks out, then continue checking for shorts between 'battery' and ignition in the harness. Continuity between the power wires and the ignition wires is a short (key switch disconnected).
'Battery' is in quotes because the alternator is the power source when the engine is running. But the alternator output wire and battery output wire are tied together. So its really the power circuit but its almost always called 'battery'. Even the alternator output post is marked Batt on a Chrysler alternator housing.
