car wont start with key
02-07-2009 | 07:14 PM
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car wont start with key
question my 74 duster wont start with the key....... i put the key on the open position and a screw driver on the starter or the relay and it turns on......i replaced the relay and the same thing it wont start with the key any ideas.......please!!!! 
02-07-2009 | 07:19 PM
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if you have an automatic transmission, try starting it in neutral. If it still doesn't start the look into the park/neutral switch located on the driver side of the tranny behind where the shifter levers are. If your tranny will not shift properly into park when shifting into it, it will keep it from shifting, so maybe wiggling the shifter lever will help out.
02-07-2009 | 08:51 PM
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I know it is on the drivers side of the tranny, I think by the rear hose, by the back driver's side corner of the pan. You should be able to see a connector in the tranny housing and/or a wire there.
02-08-2009 | 09:27 PM
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i found the problem... it looks like a relay but it has a button on the side works like a breaker i guess it located on the driverside next to the windshield washer bottle ...... i have to press and hold it and the key works fine .....try to get a new one from autozone... they dont know what it is and ideas
02-08-2009 | 09:39 PM
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Sounds like an add on that an other owner did. i never heard of a breaker located in that area. the previous owner could have replaced the fusible link with a breaker? and yes it normal to put it in gear without pressing the brakes. thats the way older cars were.
02-08-2009 | 11:06 PM
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it starts now i had to put a screw in the botton and hold it down with some tape....... i dont know if its a relay but im trying to fine out what it is so i could replace it..... i dont know if its going to cause damage down the line by not working properly ......it must be there for a reason
02-09-2009 | 10:52 PM
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i tried with the seat belt still nothing.....yeah in a 74 plymouth duster.... i went to a dealer they dont know what it is.....they think it could be a alarm cut off switch they looked it up in a catalog and if it is that they dont make that part any more..... just thinking of just eliminating the switch.... ill post a pic of it tomorrow
02-10-2009 | 01:22 AM
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duster74.. what i meant is i dont think they had seat belt interlocks in thoses years just lights,, the 74 charger my parents bought was recalled cuz of the seat belt light, all it was is a bad ground on the light, anyhow pics please!!!! polaradude will give you 5 bucks to post a pick!! (im lying)
02-10-2009 | 06:34 AM
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Take a look under the dash, there might be a kill switch under there, I know I have one in my 77.
Also try tracing the wires from the box under the hood, may lead to something. Are there any part numbers on it, I can try to look it up and see if I can find one in my buddies warehouse.
Also try tracing the wires from the box under the hood, may lead to something. Are there any part numbers on it, I can try to look it up and see if I can find one in my buddies warehouse.
Last edited by Commando; 02-10-2009 at 06:36 AM.
