[DeTomaso] definition of insanity disproven...

[Pantdino]

My understanding is that ballast resistors are only necessary when points are being used to prevent premature failure of the points.
Otherwise they just decrease the voltage to the coil and decrease spark output.

Glad you brought it up, though- I think my car still has a ballast resistor in place even though I changed to electronic ignition years ago.

Jim

 






-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com>
To: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com>
Cc: List Pantera <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sun, Dec 19, 2010 5:47 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] definition of insanity disproven...


I had this sort of problem with my Pantera and it turned out to be the
allast resistor, but not in the way you would think.  Over time and
robably 40 years of diagnostic sessions, the connectors had become
oose and were no longer making full contact with the blades of the
allast resistor.  A little time with some pliers and it was good as
.. well, good as old and working :)
sean
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 10:33 PM, Christopher Kimball
chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:

 After all my frustration with trying to start the car with no spark evident, 
fter dinner this evening I figured, "What the heck.  I've proven I'm insane 
efore; why not try to start the car again, since I tried numerous times a few 
ours ago with absolutely no luck."

 I'll bet you can guess what happened next.  The car started immediately and 
dled perfectly.

- 
ean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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