Re: IML: Ballast resistor Smoking

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

This only happens if there is trouble elsewhere in the system.

Paul W,

In an email dated 15/6/2005 3:09:47 pm GMT Daylight time, "bom tie" <bomtie@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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>My is ballast is smoking, I know there are lots of Pertronix Ignitors in IMPs out there. I get A GREAT spark... anyone else have an issue? I can get some points and start over.
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> --- On Tue 06/14, Klebert L. Hall < swampyankee@xxxxxxx > wrote:
>From: Klebert L. Hall [mailto: swampyankee@xxxxxxx]
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>Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:25:04 -0400
>Subject: Re: IML: Ballast resistor
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>>Subject: RE: IML: Ballast Resistor<br>><br>>Dick the ballast master and fellow IMPers,<br>>Whet to start the 63 after 3 years of sitting. Found 3 bad lifters before<br>>and replaced the lifters and push rods. I replaced the points with the<br>>electronic (the under the cap version). Car started right up and I was<br>>breaking the the lifters and the car sputters, dies , and no start. I had a<br>>buddy turn it over and had good spark. BUT, I look over and see the ballast<br>>SMOKING!<br>>Looked around again and the newly rebuilt carb had a lake of gas on each<br>>side.<br>>-Charles Major<br><br> ? When my mechanics put an MSD in my '69, they took the ballast resistor<br>out of the circuit... Maybe your system uses a different setup, though.<br><br> ? ? -Kle.<br> ? ? '69 Crown 4DHT<br><br><br><br><br>----------------- ?http://www.imperialclub.com ?-----------------<br>This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please <br>reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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