Gaz Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 7.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kyteler Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Definitely get the steels widened. Respect to the fallen rapscallion. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ball Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Easist way to check if the resister wire is still in the loom and hasnt been removed or bypassed etc is to grab a multimeter flick the ignition ON and measure the voltage. I had the same issue many years ago with a torana. Turned out someone had replaced the wire with a normal piece of wire (may have been damaged? So thought they were doing right thing??) So instead of the 9volts? (I think its meant to be?) It was recieving the full battery voltage. 12-14volts so coils and condensers etc were only lasting a week to a few days of driving. It did make the job of installing an electronic dizzy setup easier tho lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Cheers man, good idea. That's another option, electronic points. Join the future etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Can still run electric dizzy on a ballast resistor coil setup. I do on my 13b.. two coils tho. Ā A ballast resistor system is designed so that the coil does not have 12v sitting on it when your sitting with engine not running but car on ACC. It basically drops the voltage to 6-9vs but when you flick the key to start it boosts you back up to 12v+. Ā Ā As above, pull feed to coil off. Jamb multimeter into it and if it reads less than 12v when you just have the car sitting with stereo on then you have the ballast resistor in-line. If its reading 12v then get a normal style coil. Ā Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 9 ~10 " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 Yeah the ballest resistor is hidden in the loom. It's a single strand wire , yellow iirc, that runs up one loom near the wing and back again to the coil. Took me a while to work that one out too when I rotorised our chevette in blighty. Ā Look something like this? Can't find a conventional ceramic surrounded looking resistor but this matches the inner guard location you mentioned. Ā Still going thru dizzy condensor :SĀ Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 Guess I have no external ballest resistorĀ Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted May 21, 2016 Author Share Posted May 21, 2016 Hmmmmmmm . . . . guess I need a new coil or to add a ballest.Ā Ā 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Converted the chevette to electronic points, amaze-balls! Recommended would trade again and all that!Ā Also thanks @Positive ApeĀ for the hog transporting device BLACK PLATES! (Which as a bonus,Ā means no requirement for indicators!)Ā Ā 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoKer Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 you what? Black plates mean that on those? I thought it was only if you could see the Lights on the car (clear visibility / not over loaded) I threw blinkies on my Blackie just to feel better towing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Pretty sure it's an age related thing rather than being applicable to all black plate trailers. One of mine (older than I am) came factory with a two pin plug for the lights cable. Single stop/tail and number plate light combo as above. My '71 Wolseley had a two pin trailer plug when I got it too. What year is that trailer? My old eyes can't quite make out the text on the rego label. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 1967 Badass SpecialĀ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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