[DeTomaso] 73L dying - Resolved !

[F&D Terry]

Many cars have that pink wire totally burned as a result of leaving the 
key on with the engine off while listening to the radio. If the engine 
stops while the bumper on the points comes to rest on a cam load, all is 
well but that usually is not the case. A recent look at an early wire 
harness revealed the pink wire had been totally burned. Sometime this 
will cause insulation on other wires in the bundle to melt and short too.

Fred T.

Konrad.Szwab at AlconLabs.com wrote:

> My car is odd, I guess. The pink wire was directly connected to the
>coil and I could not find a series resistor ANYWHERE near the key
>connector. Maybe it is hidden somewhere in the middle of the cable.
>
>I guess I'd better get a 1.4 ohm resistor and insert it in the circuit.
>
>What wattage should be that resistor be, 5W ?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>On Behalf Of Murch, J L
>Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 9:21 AM
>To: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: [DeTomaso] 73L dying - Resolved !
>
>Konrad,
>
>Glad you found the problem.  
>
>The 1.4 ohm resistance is intended to be a current limiting resistance
>to
>keep the coil from burning up when the key is on, the points are closed
>but the
> engine is not running. (Kicking back in the garage, working on the car,
>or eating a burger at the local drive-in, but the engine off).  The
>early Panteras used fixed wirewound resistors mounted on the panel next
>to the coil.  The newer cars have a Nickel-chromium wire section in
>series with the Light-Blue wire up near the ignition 
>switch terminal block at the steering column.
>
>Jim
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