[DeTomaso] definition of insanity disproven...

[Julian Kift]

I think some of the MSD coils are designed to work in conjunction with a ballast resistor and others without.... the Blaster 2 has a numer of variant part #'s.
 
Julian
 
> To: spkorb at gmail.com; chrisvkimball at msn.com
> Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:52:33 -0500
> From: pantdino at aol.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] definition of insanity disproven...
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Jim
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> -----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...
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> 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:
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> 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."
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> I'll bet you can guess what happened next. The car started immediately and 
> dled perfectly.
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> ean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
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