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Old 02-18-2013, 09:25 PM
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Wanted to follow up on this. It was the ballast resistor that failed. Plugged a new one in and it worked. Jim was correct. When starting, the switch sends 12V directly to the coil. After the engine starts and the key returns to the on position, power to the coil goes through the ballast resistor. The decrease in voltage is supposed to make the points last longer.