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Old 11-23-2018, 09:22 PM   #20
Lanny
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Default Re: Car died 2 blocks from home.

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Originally Posted by poolplayer1 View Post
My 55 ford wagon would run for a few miles and than shut off,like If I had turned the key off. I replaced the condenser,the points,the wire that goes from the dist.to the coil,and the coil.Still had the same problem,shutting off.
I removed the ballast resistor and found it had been getting hot so I replaced it.
Ran the wagon for 20 miles and never shut off.In my case,it was a faulty ballast resistor.
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The ballast resistor Does get hot, because it is a resistor.


I had one that was getting bright red hot, and found that my
coil was more of the problem. Replaced coil, then started good.





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