Well, you learn something everyday on this list! My Midget (which I have
owned for 10 years) came to me with a ballast resistor mounted on the right
inner fender in the engine compartment. I didn't know Midgets didn't have
ballast resistors. I checked the wiring diagram, and it doesn't identify
one. I couldn't find anything about either a ballast resistor or a
resistance wire in the workshop manual.
Recently, I replaced the coil. It came with instructions to use without a
ballast resistor, so I disconnected the resistor. Marked on it is part
number 254186. This looks suspiciously like a Chrysler part number, but
there is no further identification of the manufacturer.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
'66 BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY"
'63 BJ7 HBJ7L/20111 ("Resting" the last 10 years)
'69 Dodge Charger XP29H9B280166 "CHAHJAH" (original owner) -- a Chrysler
product
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool,
than to speak, and remove all doubt." -- Mark Twain
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