Re: Overheated coil

[Cameron Hubling <crhubling@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dan.  First of all I live in Waterdown which is close to Hamilton.  I was 
at the Moparfest as well on the Saturday and on the way home it died - hence 
the nice tow charge.

I was up north this weekend at a cottage and attended a cruise and talked to 
a few with mopars and noone had a 4 post to look at.  All had the two post.  
I have bought on ebay an electronic ballast resistor as well as a new coil 
at the show last weekend.

It came from a kit with a two post.  The new mopar ballast resistor I got 
last week is four post. I will hook everything up but use the two post 
ballast resistor and try that again.  If it runs into problems I will change 
the ballast resistor next weekend when I'm in Niagara Falls as well as pick 
up an extra ECU.   You're right about the reading of .1 ohm.  I will check 
that as well.  Talking to the guys this week at the cruise one thing they 
suggested to check which I will do, is to make sure the connections are 
right on the resistor as to the "run" and "start" wires.  I wired it 
according the diagram with the kit and my service manula but I will go back 
out and check it again.

I'll keep everyone posted as to what happens - thanks everyone for the help 
and suggestions.

Cameron

> From: Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Overheated coil
> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:16:51 -0400
>
>
> I'm not sure what to tell you on the ballast resistor wiring Cameron. All 
> the cars that I've converted to electronic ignition was with the MP kit and 
> they still used a single ballast resistor. My 63 Fury was already converted 
> when I bought it with what looks to be a stock system from a newer Mopar 
> and it does have a double resistor. Did you convert yours with a system 
> from a donor Mopar that used a double resistor and only have a single in 
> there now? Or maybe the resistor is wired wrong. I'm wondering if that's 
> why your coils are overheating.  Btw Auto Zone sells an inexpensive Wells 
> replacement ECU for Mopars too. I carry one as a spare in all my cars along 
> with a spare ballast resistor.
>
> Whereabouts are you in Canada? I live just south of Buffalo also about 40 
> minutes from Niagara Falls. I was just in your great country last weekend 
> for Moparfest in New Hamburg. Great show, one of my favorites.
>
> Dan
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Hubling" 
> <crhubling@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 3:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Overheated coil
>
>
> > Thanks Dan.  I bought the Mopar ballast resistor yesterday at a Mopar show 
> > as well as a new coil.  I can't seem to get the electronic voltage 
> > regulator that looks like the old one (so I don't have to change the 
> > alternator to the dual wiring if I use a new style with plug switch) 
> > however I will pick one up at Autozone like you mentioned when I cross the 
> > border in two weeks at Niagara Falls.  Luckily I'm only an 40 minutes 
> > away.  It's not easy to get parts at times here in Canada.  All our parts 
> > store for the most part stop at 1975 or they haven't a clue about a 
> > Plymouth.
> >
> > I should probably as well pick up a new orange box when I'm there to cover 
> > off all the bases.
> >
> > Another quick question I'll put out to you and the rest - the new ballast 
> > resistor is the four terminal type and the other one I have is the 2 
> > terminal. Does anyone have a diagram of how to wire it or do I just take 
> > the wires at the top of the old one and attach them to the two top and 
> > vice-versa for the bottom?
>
>
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