Re: 1955 & 1956 Starter. Delco or Autolite interchange

Posted by HH56 On 2017/6/21 11:01:44

Therein brings an interesting question on long term operation. If the Clipper green wire is going to the ballast resistor and connected in the same way as the seniors are wired, connecting to the battery would mean the coil is getting 12v all the time. That should result in a battery drain if the points happened to stay closed when the engine stopped. In theory, according to those that state ballast resistors serve a required purpose of protecting points, that should also result in burned points and an overall short life of other ignition components -- unless the coil is internally ballasted too. Even the internal ballast wouldn't prevent the battery drain.

I am really curious now what the hookup is on V8 Clippers.