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'35 Ford resistor Hi all,
Can anyone tell me what's normal behavior for the resistor on a '35 Ford dash harness? I just replaced the harness and resisitor on mine, and when the ignition switch is on the resistor gets pretty hot. I haven't had the chance to test it with the engine running yet. Just want to know if I should be concerned or not. Thanks, Nick |
Re: '35 Ford resistor Hi nick
The resistor is used to reduce the coil voltage. It will always be warm/hot in normal operation Jim |
Re: '35 Ford resistor My 35, I accidentally left the ignition switch on when the engine was not running. Luckily I was still out in the garage and smell something burning. It was the resistor. They must get a lot hotter when the engine is not running because when it is running it is still very warm to the touch but not like it did with engine off..
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Re: '35 Ford resistor Okay, good to know. I think part of the trouble is that somewhere along the line someone installed a firewall cover on the cabin side, so the resisitor is mounted directly on fabric. I'm going to cut a metal plate and use some spacers to get it up and off the fabric, that way there won't be anything to burn.
Thanks, as usual, Nick |
Re: '35 Ford resistor Nellis
Generally the resistors are mounted on an insulated panel of sorts. Good plan to move it Coupe 35- in your case the points must have been closed. Had they been open, no problem would have occurred |
Re: '35 Ford resistor Sometimes the residence wire connections on the board also become high resistance and cause the voltage to be too low to the coil. GM has a remedy to correct this problem. Maybe he will post that info here or you could pm him to get that info.
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Re: '35 Ford resistor In my 39 pu I mounted it on the coil we often did this years ago to forgo any fire hazards.
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