Where is the resistor?????

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  1. Bryant

    Bryant forgot more than learned

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    F it and get an electronic ignition
     
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    Said F it, got ignitor I, and msd coil. Started up for the first time in 1 year, right off the bat!
     
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    Did you measure the coil's primary resistance as required in the Pertronix instructions? My MSD Blaster coil had too low of resistance for a Pertronix I unless a ballast resistor was used.
     
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    yeah if i remember right it was the 1.5 ohms of resistance just like pertronix said
     
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