if you do not have hei ignition you need the ballast resister so you do not
burn up your coil(speaking from experience here)
bill 53-3600 hot rod
-----Original Message-----
From: Ivana Tinkle <monadnoc@crystal-mtn.com>
To: Ole Trucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Balance resistor
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>> I don't remember the details, but by '81, didn't GM trucks already have
>> some kind of pointless ignition system? Maybe someone else on this list
>> can tell you if that system needs a raw 12 Volts or a resistor in the
>> system.
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>Yes, actually when GM came out with the HEI distributor in 1974/1975 they
>eliminated the ballast resistor to provide the HEI with the full 12 volts
>needed.
>
>Wally
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>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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