She Runs 1955 Dodge/Fargo 251

[Plymouthy Adams]

with this set up of starter on the truck, "stomper" if you will..and if he wishes to retain it..then Fred only needs to place the resistor inline between the coil and the distributor to start on 12 and run on 6 but he MUST have the heat variable resistor...if he chooses/accidentally uses a fixed value resistor the current in series is dropped equally and thus the coil will feel the reduction at all times power is on the circuit...this was explained in the earlier post and exactly why one should not start new threads on same subject..

[Don Coatney]

this was explained in the earlier post and exactly why one should not start new threads on same subject..

What a novel idea!

[55 Fargo]

Fred,

What I'm getting at is the ballast resistor does just that; when it's cold it has little resistance but as it gets warm, which happens rather quickly, the resistance increases until there's only six volts going through. It isn't instantaneous, like a switch would be, but it doesn't need to be. And the voltage doesn't drop all at once, like stepping off of a stair, but as soon as juice starts flowing through it the resistance rises so it isn't as though you're running 12v through the coil and points for five minutes then suddenly it changes.

Like I said, maybe I'm missing something but it seems as though you're adding a circuit in a repetitious redundancy. I'll go back to my own corner now and pout quietly to myself.

-Randy

Hi Randy, the ballast resistor I am using is not a thermal senstive type, but rather just a voltage reducer. When cold I get a voltage drop, once the current goes through the ballast to the coil.

Believe it or not, this engine starts super easy, and this is without a timing and carb set-up job.

I am running old plugs, and used wires, coil and points. but man does she fire up.

I find that pull the choke closed, and crank the 12 volt starter and away she goes. Now it may be different ona hot summers day, and when the coil could use an extra bolt of electricity, but for now it will be fine. Will use a solenoid swtich if I decide to go with a star-up circuit, but od have a foot stomper start.

Now this has been beaten enough, and will leave this thread alone. No point in pouting, dang Santa might be watching, hey cheer up Black Friday this week......

[55 Fargo]

What a novel idea!

Yup!