Re: Point Type Ignition System Question

[owen <renarac@domain.elided>]

I've seen a ceramic ballast resistor on lots of point style IHC v-8 gas vehicles.
It's kind of a crappy design. Mounted on the intake in a "groovy" little metal
bracket. Near the stock location of the coil.  I've even got a NEW ballast
resistor and bracket for you if you drop by some time. (It's on that 2 bbl intake
that's going to Allan. I'll take it off unless he needs one.)

Is it just me, or is there something in the water in the Northwest? It seems like
there is a disproportionate number of gabbers on IHC-Digest that are in the
OR,WA,ID area.

Either that, or us Washingtonians are a bunch of windbags...hahahah!

Owen Minor
Tacoma,WA

John A. Landry wrote:

> Howdy gang...
>
> I'm in the middle of retrofitting my 1976 Traveler from the Holley electronic
> ignition system back to a point type distributor.  I know... go ahead and
> shake your head... but in my case I have an MSD 6A ignition system and the
> points will only function as a simpler and more reliable (IMHO) trigger for
> the MSD system.  In case of an emergency where the MSD system failed, the
> points and coil alone could get me back to civilization.
>
> My question is this...
>
> In the factory IH point type ignition system, is there some sort of resistor
> in the hot wire leading from the ignition switch to the positive terminal of
> the coil?  The MSD system doesn't require such a resistor, but many point type
> ignition systems have it.  The years that my IH shop manual covers doesn't
> show wiring diagrams for point type ignition, only electronic.
>
> If the answer is yes, then please tell me anything you can about this resistor
> so I can fabricate one and add it to the system.  Is it a ballast resistor or
> a resistance wire, or what?  How many Ohms?
>
> Thanks a million.
>
> John
>
> PS: If this works out satisfactory for me, I guess I'll have a complete and
> fully functioning Holley gold box ignition system with distributor for sale if
> someone wants to make me a reasonable offer.  The electronic distributor is IH
> part number 461279-C91.
>
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