Re: Dodge Dart electrical problems/starting problems

Except it's not the right answer... the ballast resistor will keep the ignition from firing but it sounds like the original poster had a starter that wasn't turning. It being a Dodge of That Era, likely the starter commutator or brushes are bad although a bad ignition switch is very common too. No doubt the car is long gone, though.

--scott

Do you really think he's still got that car sitting there waiting for a starter after 17 years have gone by?

Usenet, the world's biggest and longest-lasting source of useful free information on a variety of subjects. Or at least it used to be.

When I discovered it in 1994 I was amazed that you could ask a question and get a GOOD answer from someone on the other side of the world within MINUTES sometimes.

But there was the Green Card Lottery...

The tech groups seem to be alive and well, although sadly diminished. Hobby groups are nearly invisible. My motorcycle and skiing 'friends' (some of whom I've 'known' since 1995) have moved to facebook, so I did too, but it's no substitute. You just don't meet new people unless they're friends of friends. And you never get ALL the posts; you get different ones depending on which browser and/or device you're using. I wish I knew why Zuckerberg thinks that's a good idea.

But using Thunderbird is SOOOOO much better than the website. There were real advantages to using tin as a newsreader, though...

And I really wish I knew what happened to Scott en Aztlan and his yellow Corvette.

And death has taken her toll of usenet as well. Young people don't know about it at all.

But using Thunderbird is SOOOOO much better than the website. There

> were real advantages to using tin as a newsreader, though...

And rn before that, as I recall! :)

I had a 1970 Dodge Dart in 1980 just after I left grad school but I don't remember anything about the electrical system so I can't help the OP.

At about 100K, the front shook so much at speed that I replaced the pitman arm, idler arm, ball joints, and tie rod ends.

I didn't know about alignment in those days, so I just marked the mating parts and bolts (which I had to do anyway since I did the toe myself, with a helper).

Took it to Sears.

Learned a lesson that mechanics are crooks.

Sears charged me but I never saw the guy do anything to the car, but I didn't know then to watch every second of what they do.

Back home, not a single marked bolt was moved.

Took it back, and they found nothing was even close except the toe (which I had done).

The mechanic's charts only went back 10 years so he simply didn't do anything.

That's not even my first experience with mechanics who are crooks (don't even ask me about AAMCO on that same Dodge Dart).

Basically, what I learned was mechanics are crooks.

That's why I do all my own work today.

I feel sorry I can't help the OP though.

In addition...

Just in case folks are unaware of the links for the dejanew's Google Groups "permanent" searchable web archives of this newsgroup, here is an easily remembered link: o

See also: o

If you know of other "permanent" free web-searchable public archives for this Usenet newsgroup, please let us all know so that we all benefit from what you know.

But using Thunderbird is SOOOOO much better than the

He must have been using x-no-archive; I can't find any of his posts. That's just wrong. Usenet is our history.

Not just young people. I used to ask the strangers I rode on the ski lifts with about it. Never found anyone who knew. Charter (our ISP) used to provide a usenet (maybe still does, I haven't checked for a long time) feed. Once it was down for over a day so I called Charter customer service. Elevated twice. NOBODY knew what usenet was. The top level (he claimed there was no higher) guy thought it was that satellite thing and they didn't support that.

Ultimately I uncovered the fact that usenet was provided by Highwinds, so I emailed them. They said I had to contact my ISP. I explained. No response. Eventually the problem cleared up.

Eternal September is SOOOO much better.

The Google Groups indices are pretty much broken. There are a lot of messages that are in their database which cannot be found by subject or author searches. It has been like this for many years and nobody at Google cares.

--scott