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Originally Posted by chuck stevens
here's something to try that won't cost you a dime. Next time it doesn't start put a jumper wire between the battery and the post on the coil, crank it with the starter button. The resistor sometimes has too much resistance after it gets hot. Ford put a starter by-pass on cars sometime in the 50's. Turn the key on and take the wire off after it starts, good luck, Chuck.
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He should not be running a ballast resistor, assuming it is the correct coil, ~1.5 ohms. The ballast resistors were added with the switch to 12v along with the starter by-pass.