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Ignition coils are heating up and will not restart until they cool. need wiring diagram for installing an external resister

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Simple solution will be to run a wire from the ignition "on" position to the resistor and then from the resistor to the coil positive. Then run a seperate wire from the ignition "start" position directly to the coil positive. To determine which wire is wich on the ignition you will need a voltmeter or test lamp to measure each of the terminals on the rear of the ignition in each position.

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The above set-up will give a lower voltage to the coil at normal running and an increased voltage at start-up as it bypasses the resistor when starting. This may cause a new set of problems such as low coil voltage and subsequent weak spark. I would suggest that you first make sure you have the correct type of sparkplug fitted. It may be that your vehicle originally came with suppressed plugs or suppressed plug wires. If the suppressors were removed it may cause high current draw on the secondary side of the coil and also lead to overheating.

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  4. Insect the primary coil resistance using an ohmmeter. Measure the resistance (cold) between the positive and negative terminals. Resistance should be between 0.54–0.84 ohms. Fig. 3: Attach an ohmmeter to the positive and negative terminals of the coil — 1MZ-FE engine 89552g60.gif

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