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Troubleshoot Ignition Power and Kill Switch

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What happens here

The creator troubleshoots why the ignition power light wasn't coming on. He discovers it was a grounding issue with the switch panel. The light is grounded to the dashboard, so it only works when the panel is screwed in. He also explains that the steering wheel's kill switch interrupts the power to the ignition boxes if unplugged.

Goal: Diagnose and resolve ignition power issues.

Tools and materials

  • Ignition Boxes — Providing ignition spark
  • Ignition Power Switch Panel — Controlling ignition power
  • Steering Wheel Kill Switch — Safety shut-off for ignition

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uh coil B I was messing with this for a while and I couldn't figure out why the little power light would not come on because I had the switch panel out and then I figured out by accident that the little light bulb was grounded to this and it only comes on when it has a ground when it's actually screwed to the dashboard if you take it off to look at the back of the switch the light doesn't work for a little bit I could not figure out why the ignition box switch power did not have power I thought maybe something was broken it wasn't you just have to have the steering wheel kill switch plugged in this is one circuit so if this is unplugged there's no power going to the boxes that is how the kill switch works this button interrupts the circuit that gives ignition boxes power if you didn't know now you know I'm using these MSD

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