Re: No spark to coil

Posted by fred kanter On 2011/8/11 13:33:22

TO JW

Thanks. JW , I referred to it a the Studebaker story as a point of reference, did not consider your story to be Studebaker exclusive, if anything it was Delco related as only Delco used a resistor rotor. Sometimes when you replace a part and it fixs the car is has nothing to do with the part, could be jostling a loose wire etc.

The purpose of resistor items in the ign is to modulate the fluctuations in current, the amount of "loss" is insignificant, a resistor plug has 5 ohms of resistance surely not enough to cause a car to run poorly. The replacement of resistor wires with solid core may make a huge diference, but only if the resistor wires are dried out and shorting or the center filament is burned due to incorrect installation of the ends. Putting new resistor wires would make the same inmporovement.

One day someone walked under a ladder and then had bad luck,they attributed it to walking under the ladder. Actually if they ahd read their horoscope they would have stayed in bed.

Actually yoiu could have fixed the Studebaker with Kanter Auto Products Universal Clothespins. Put on fuel lines, any wire or antenna (Get REAL Flying Saucer broadcasts!!)