Comments below,
PaulH.
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> 1) In the new harness there are 2 white/lt. green wires put together with
a
> black, hard plastic female spade terminal that I think goes to the coil
+ve,
> right?
Correct, this is the ballasted feed from the ignion relay/fusebox and the
bypass from the solenoid when cranking.
> There are also 2 white/black wires coming out of the harness in the
> same spot and put together with a soft, clear plastic covered male spade
> terminal. I would think that these wires would go to the coil -ve
terminal,
Correct, one goes to the distributor and the other the tach.
> 2) There is a white and a white/blue coming out of the harness near the
coil.
> I think these should be for a separate ballast resistor, but not needed
with
> the 45D4, correct?
Correct, this was a separate ballasted feed for the 45DE4 electronics.
> 3) There is a triple in-line connector that I believe should be hooked to
the
> stock 45DE4 dizzy -- white, white/blue and white/black. With the
ballasted
> system and 45D4, I'm thinking that the white/blue is not needed and the
white
> and white/black should be combined to the dizzy?
The white and white/blue are the other ends of 2) above. The white is a
full 12v supply to the 45DE4 electronics plus the additional ballast, and
the white/blue the ballasted feed into the electronics. None of these are
required if replacing the 45DE4 with points and they should be carefully
insulated and taped back.
> 4) There is a brown/blue (or possibly brown/purple -- I'm a bit color
blind)
> coming out of the harness by itself near the ignition relay. I have no
idea
> where it goes and can't seem to find it on the wiring diagrams. Hints?
No brown/blue or brown/purple in my diagrams, or the other way round. Does
it carry any voltage at any time i.e. try switching everything on and off
with a voltmeter connected.
> 5) When I install the Pertronix, does the black still go to (6v, 1.5 0hm)
> coil -ve and the red to 12v ignition-switched power -- like maybe that
white
> intended for the second ballast resistor?
Correct.
> Finally (at last), a couple of what-the-heck-is-that-thing questions.
Near
> the ignition relay is a milky white 1/4 x 3/4 x 2 1/4 plastic thingy
> (technical term here) with two brown going in and two brown coming out.
> What's that? Just a wire connector?
Yes. It also joins the two browns together i.e. effectively doubles the
current carrying capacity and reduces volt-drop.
> Mounted on the inside firewall, driver's side, there is a short blue
cylinder
> with a black wire going to what I believe is the gauge voltage stabilizer.
I
> think it should be a ground of some sort, but what is the cylinder?
A noise suppression capacitor, the voltage stabiliser is electromechanical
and opens and closes a contact about once per second, which can cause radio
interference. It is also common to see them on the coil +ve and the
alternator browns.
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