1985 Ford F150 "wire ballast resistor" Questions

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...wire. The altinator sounds to be unservicable...Hope this helps. The ignition systems on vehicles with points in the distributor to switch the coil had a Ballast Resistor either near the coil (in a ...

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...ballast resistor, I don't have my manual at the moment, so I can't tell you exactly where it is. Usually connected somewhere in the wire harness between the ignition switch, the coil, and the

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...ballast resistor between the ignittion module and the hot wire the resistor would go out and as long as you cranked on it it would act like it was trying to start and when you quit cranking on it it ...

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...ballast resistor and coil had all the wires disconnected. Where do the wires connect back too? The negative side of the coil goes to ground. The positive side goes to the ballast resistor. The other ...

Ballast Resistor re-wiring '87 dodge Ram 50 I have a 1987 Dodge Ram 50 and I just went and bought a new ballast resistor. I don't know what order the wires are attached to it how can I figure this out

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...wire from the coil. I have pasted a picture of your ballast resistor below the wiring diagram. Try bypassing the resistor by putting a jumper wire across the 2 terminals. If this works to keep it ...

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...wire connector on each end. It's function is to limit primary coil current during engine running. The ballast is bypassed during starting so you get a higher spark voltage. If you remove the ballast, ...

...ballast resistor where's the other wire go I am slowly replacing the wires due to a fire and I got you the balance resistor that's at the coil and both wires were melted off the balance register so I ...

...ballast resistor! Can I just fit the coil in place of the old coil? Do I have to fit a ballast resistor? The ballast resistor only weekens the power to the contact points while the engine is starting ...

...ballast resistor located on a 1996 dodge dakota cant see a listing for a 1996 dakota ballast resistor if it had one would be a ceramic block close to the old school round coil this is its coil there ...

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