Re: No spark to coil

Posted by HH56 On 2011/8/9 12:14:51

Geez Fred, cut some slack. All right, so "kill the spark" was not the most accurate term I could have used but it got the point across and was easier to spell. Yes, millions of cars used resistors in all the parts you mentioned but not, I believe, 6 volt Packards. While adequate, those --and most other 6 volt cars-- were not equipped with the most powerful of sparks even when new and everything was stock and in perfect condition. If so, there would have been no market for the the many "spark enhancers", dual point kits, and other sometimes dubious ignition performance items separating people from their money in the 50's. One of the later symptoms mentioned in the post was spark at dist but no spark at plugs so a resistor in the rotor or anywhere else in the stream would not help the situation.