Re: Points/Ballast Resistor Gurus Needed!

[Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>]

Collectively, thanks for the help. I so much want to drive this car to Carlisle 
next month and this unanticipated issue is eating up time I need to spend on the 
rest of the car.

Anyway, the battery has 13V.  I keep it on a maintainer and it was the first 
thing I checked just before I tested the other wiring. 

I've got a few more good ignition switch assemblies so I'll try that out Monday 
or Tuesday evening.  
 
Akron Don Gallimore



----- Original Message ----
> From: John deVries <corneliusdevries@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sun, June 9, 2013 8:47:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Points/Ballast Resistor Gurus Needed!
> 
> The resistor will get hot. That is normal. Was the battery voltage also 6 
>volts.  The resistor will step down the voltage by half. So your first reading 
>of 12 and  6 is ok. I'm thinking you may have a weak battery. Will it start when 
>jumped. 
>
> 
> Sent from John
> 
> On Jun 9, 2013, at 16:45, Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>  wrote:
> 
> > Did the volt test.  Had some changing  conditions.
> > 
> > First test with key in RUN.  5 volts on one  side, 12V on other side of 
>Ballast 
>
> > resistor, 5V on positive side of  coil. 
> > 
> > Car would start up when key turned to start then shut  down when key was 
> > released.
> > 
> > Then car would not start  when turned to start and then fire up as the key 
>was 
>
> > allowed to go back  to RUN.
> > 
> > Finally, it wouldn't start.  
> > 
> >  After that, I checked at the ballast resistor after having the key on RUN 
>for a 
>
> > while and the IGN2 side at the ballast was near 0V and the IGN side was  
>around 5 
>
> > or 6V.  Ballast was very hot to the touch.
> > 
> > I think I've got every failure mode there now. 
> > 
> > Akron  Don Gallimore
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message  ----
> >> From: John deVries <corneliusdevries@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>  To: "1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"  
><1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>  Sent: Sun, June 9, 2013 4:33:41 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Points/Ballast  Resistor Gurus Needed!
> >> 
> >> Are you getting voltage to the  ballast resistor when key is in the run 
> >> position.  If you have  voltage is it coming out the distributor side of the 
>
> >> ballast. If  no  voltage on the key side check ignition switch and other 
>wiring. 
>
> >> If no voltage on  the distributor side replace ballast  resistor. 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Sent from John
> >> 
> >> On  Jun 9, 2013, at 13:05, Donald Gallimore <dongallimore@xxxxxxx>   wrote:
> >> 
> >>> '65 Satellite 383 points  distributor.
> >>> 
> >>> Up  until a few minutes ago,  the engine would not when the key was on 
>START.  
>
> >> It 
> >> 
> >>> would ocassionally catch as the key was released -  gonna guess the  motor 
>was 
>
> >> 
> >>> rotating and was  ready to fire when the key hit the RUN  position. I 
check
> >> the 
> >> 
> >>> circuit from IGN2 on the switch to the  ballast  resistor and everything 
>has 
>
> >>> continuity. So now  all of a sudden it  starts on START. Maybe the 
>electrical
> > 
> >>> contact cleaner did it's job  along with the sliding  contacts against 
each
> >> other 
> >>> as I disconnect  and  reconnect the wiring. 
> >>> 
> >>> But, now I  have another problem - it  starts on START but won't run when  
>the
> >> key 
> >> 
> >>> is released.   Typically  this is the ballast resistor but I've checked and 
>it
> >> 
> >>> still has  continuity. 
> >>> 
> >>>  What happened??? What do I check now?
> >>> 
> >>> Akron Don  Gallimore
> > 
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