So, if one end goes to the + side of the coil, where does the other end
terminate? I don't relish the idea of splitting open the harness more than
necessary and would like to bypass the original wire with a new one of equal
length/resistance.
> Steve:
>
> That wire is the equivalent of a ballast resistor on other cars. When
> the engine is running this wire supplies the + voltage to the coil. The
> length of the wire gives it a high resistance, so lowering the operating
> voltage to the coil.
>
>
> The + side of the coil will have two feeds, this pink one (ballasted)
> and one that comes from the starter solenoid which provides full battery
> voltage to the coil during cranking.
>
> If the pink wire is getting hot, that would indicate either an incorrect
> coil which is drawing too much current, or perhaps the starter switched
> feed to the coil may have fallen off the starter solenoid and is
> grounding against the chassis or engine.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Kelvin.
>> -----Original Message-----
>
> The 78 B seems to have a short I am having trouble running down. There
> is a white/pink stripe wire that has apparently gotten more than its' fair
> share of current as the insulation has separated enough to see bare wire.
I
> suspect it may have affected other wires as the white/greens to the coil
> are now cold.
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