Where is my ballast resistor?
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07-07-2002, 03:08 PM
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07-07-2002, 03:13 PM
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Where is my ballast resistor?
Sorry, did not see your new post...
Well, if your coil does not require the resistor wire, just run a jumper from the positive side of the battery to the positive side of the coil and go for a test drive.
The ballast resistor in Fords is actually a resistor wire. It is pink in color. I believe there was a previos post about how to bypass it.
It goes between the ignition switch and the 3 connector plug that also has the oil pressure signal and water temp signal. The soleniod wire also joins the cab side of the connector at this point. It is brown I believe.
Could also be a bad coil, I've had that happen before on a new coil after a couple hundred miles. Started missing on the freeway.
Hope it helps,
Reggie
Well, if your coil does not require the resistor wire, just run a jumper from the positive side of the battery to the positive side of the coil and go for a test drive.
The ballast resistor in Fords is actually a resistor wire. It is pink in color. I believe there was a previos post about how to bypass it.
It goes between the ignition switch and the 3 connector plug that also has the oil pressure signal and water temp signal. The soleniod wire also joins the cab side of the connector at this point. It is brown I believe.
Could also be a bad coil, I've had that happen before on a new coil after a couple hundred miles. Started missing on the freeway.
Hope it helps,
Reggie
#5
07-07-2002, 06:00 PM
Where is my ballast resistor?
Reggie's right. The resistor wire is a fat pink wire and it comes out of the ignition switch. It goes to a 3 pin connector right by the windshield wiper motor and then the harness goes through the firewall.
To bypass it, look at the ignition switch where the pink wire comes out, there is another red w/ white stripe wire that comes out of the same place. Splice a regular wire onto that red w/ white stripe wire. Now look at the three pin connector by the wiper motor, there is a dark brown (?) wire that goes into the same place as the pink wire does. This is the starter bypass wire. Take the other end of your new wire and splice it onto the dark brown wire right there. This will bypass the resistor wire but still leave it intact in case someone else ever has to revert it back to origonal.
Barry
To bypass it, look at the ignition switch where the pink wire comes out, there is another red w/ white stripe wire that comes out of the same place. Splice a regular wire onto that red w/ white stripe wire. Now look at the three pin connector by the wiper motor, there is a dark brown (?) wire that goes into the same place as the pink wire does. This is the starter bypass wire. Take the other end of your new wire and splice it onto the dark brown wire right there. This will bypass the resistor wire but still leave it intact in case someone else ever has to revert it back to origonal.
Barry
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