Resistor wire
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From: Spokane, WA
Resistor wire
I'm going to re-wire my '62 pretty soon, but have one unsolved question. My truck has a long pink resistor wire under the dash that runs to a ceramic resistor on the firewall. The truck has been thru as at least as many wireing nightmares from the PO as any of you guys', and I can't find any info that says I need both that run to the coil. The resistor wire has been toasted, but still has insulation on it, and I'm not sure which plug it's supposed to be attached to, but it is working in the 3-way plug from the ignition switch. I was going to go with an aftermarket kit, but for the sake of mental anguish, I thought I might try to go as simple as possible. I have enough of the rest of the wiring figured out that I don't really need a diagram (I think). Anyway, do I really need both resistor wire and ceramic resistor?
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Parkville, MO (KC)
Not to my knowledge. If I were rewiring, I'd just do without the resister alltogether and upgrade to an aftermarket coil, like a Pertronix Flamethrower, that handles 12v. You may be better off with a duraspark or Ignitor upgrade in there are well. Getting rid of the resistor wires makes both of those alterations easier.
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Tuned
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Western PA
My truck had underdash resister wire and also addon cermanic hickie and old ratty harness. I put on a new harness and the wire end was messed up that takes the 12 volts to the coil when starting so I solconed it on for looks and insulated it also. well truck wouldnt start until I put jumper wire from battery to coil because 12 was being cut down by resister wire then cut down again by cermanic hickie. FINALLY after figuring all this out I ended up with regular wire instead of resister wire and no cermanic hickie and "internally ballasted coil".
