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05-06-2003, 03:40 PM
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Ballast Resistor?
Can't seem to find it! It is supposed to be on the firewall but it is not there! This was an I-6 at birth but PO put in a 283. It has a DSOM mod for a neutral start switch (manual) and some other interesting mods. May the ballast resistor is the reason the points went south? Where is it supposed to be? Got pics?
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05-06-2003, 03:43 PM
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What year truck?? if its a 71-72 the yellow wire to the coil is the ballast resistor
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05-06-2003, 03:56 PM
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'67, so it is supposed to be a separate resistor...mysteriously located somewhere. I guess I could trace wires from the hot-run side of the ignition to the coil...DOH!
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'68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) Last edited by stllookn; 05-06-2003 at 04:22 PM. |
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05-06-2003, 07:55 PM
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Stllookn, With the key on what is the voltage on the positive side of the coil. It should be around 9 volts. The wire is a resistance wire. If someone has replaced it get a ballast resistor for a 56 chev and mount it some where out of shight.
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05-06-2003, 08:27 PM
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Fabricate till you "puke"
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The ballast (resistor wire) , is a white cloth type wire.... the yellow wire gives full battery voltage under eng cranking only(yellow & white are together @ the coil, & yellow runs to the solenoid). Good luck,crazyL
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05-06-2003, 08:56 PM
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huh?
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Yeah, what oldiron and crazyl said, my 67 panel didn't have a ballast resistor, it had a white cloth resistor wire. As does my 68. They were both I-6 trucks in the beginning.
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