Hi guys,
I need some help. I have the wiring diagram for my 1968 Barracuda 383 S Notchback. I have an MSD ignition and coil.
Ok, so here's my problem...On the ignition switch the "IGN2" tab where the Brown wire connects should get power when switched to the "on" position and stay on when the switch is moved to the "crank" position and stay on again when released from the "crank" position back to the "on" position, because this wire goes only to the coil +.
So, the old ignition switch wasn't giving this Brown wire (the IGN2) tab when moved to the "on" position, it was only giving power in the "crank" position. So, I took the old ignition switch out and pulled it apart to see the inner working of the switch.
Sure enough the Brown wire (IGN2) tab doesn't get power in the "on" position, only in the "crank" position.
So, I went to the auto parts store and bought a new ignition switch specifically for a 1968 Plymouth Barracuda 383. I'm having the same frigging problem!!!
Do you think both the old and new switches are bad? Were these ignition switches designed this way for some reason in 1968? I can't imagine the coil only getting power when cranking, and losing power once released to the "on" position.
At this point I'm thinking I have to return this new ignition switch and try and find one that gives power to this IGN2 tab when in the "on" and "crank" positions. But, I don't know if anyone makes one or where to get it.
Any help with this that anyone can provide is EXTREMELY appreciated.
Thank you in advance!!!
Attached is a picture of the Ignition switch wiring...
