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Re: Kewl Kar Dead

To: Chas Willis <fairlady@putermail.net>,
Subject: Re: Kewl Kar Dead
From: Ronnie Day <ronday@tlabgalaxy.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 09:18:05 -0500
> Chas
> 
> I've had this 1968 2000 for a couple of years. Hasn't given me any trouble
> at all. Put in the Boone Electronic ignition about a year ago, works great
> put in a new exhaust system this year. I drove her from Pa to southern
> Virginia this summer, with no problems. It's always had some electrical
> issues , turn signals and dash lights ect.. But today I went out to start
> her and the battery was dead.  Jumped her, drove around the block, parked it
> and pulled the battery to charge. Later when I tried the battery again, the
> car would turn and fire but when I released the key she'd die, if I held the
> key in between start and run she'd run. I'm assuming the ignition switch is
> dead but want to make sure that there isn't something else that I might be
> missing due to lack of experience.


Did you leave the ballast resistor in place? If you did, 10 to 1 the ballast
resistor has gone open, but you don't need it anyway with one of Gary's
distributors.

RD




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