Canuck62

Both amazon and rock auto sell ac delco ballast resistor
will this work in my 62 acdelco part # F1104

link to amazon

JohnZ

Not without knowing the resistance value of the (non-original) Delco replacement resistor; that value isn't shown anywhere in the specs for the part, and it's the only spec that's important for the application. The various Corvette parts vendors have the correct-appearing resistor in stock.

Powershift

This ballast resistor is the same as about a dozen others, and has various brands and part numbers. Wells DR794 in one of the other brands. GM # 1957154 is another.

Advance Auto Parts website indicates that the resistance is 1.8 ohm………..which is the same as the Delco-Remy "blue stripe" ballast resistor for 1964-1967 cars.

I believe that the 1962 cars used the "black dot" ballast resistor which is 0.3 ohm.

Larry

Canuck62

Thx Guys
my car does not have original engine,, mine is from a 67
it is 327/365hp from what I was told,,, it does have some very nice getup
it also has a cam slightly above stock,, but I think it might be slightly above that
also a hei distributor

the car looks great but is a work in progress.. including new wiring

Powershift

You should post this info earlier……………..the HEI distributor does not use a ballast resistor.

Larry

Canuck62

Well ... i would have,,, but not many people have accused me of being smart

This car has a lot of bubba wiring that needs to be repaired
it does have a wire from drivers side of ballast to distributor

SI67

If the engine is a 327/365, it's not originally from a '67. That engine was available only in the '64 and '65 model years. You may want to check the casting and stamping numbers against some research material and/or post the numbers (transcribed, or better yet, photographed) and let the expert here, of which I am most certainly NOT one tell you a little more about what you have there.



Steve

Canuck62

The engine was rebuilt and the 365 HP is what i was told

i posted this a couple years ago and was told it is a 68 block,,, sorry memory error

VII30EE is stamped front right near alternator
18W254206 is with the above number
3914678 is cast near back left of engine

gbvette62

The "678" block was only used in 68. The "EE" suffix code in 68 signified a 327/275 with a Powerglide in either a Chevelle or a Nova. The "W" in the VIN derivative is for the Willow Run MI assembly plant, which built Novas in 68.

The engine in your car started life as a 327/275 with an automatic, in a 68 Nova.

Canuck62

Thx for the help
did some testing with my test light and found out today i had a loose connection on the ignition switch,,, cleaned it up and all is good again

ballast was ok

JohnZ

You do NOT want a ballast resistor wired to ANYTHING - you have an HEI distributor, and it needs a full 12 volts on that module in order to work properly.

Canuck62

Thx John

car was wired this way when i got it 2 years ago
where should i get the power from to feed the Distributor

JohnZ

HEI conversions usually use a 12-ga. red wire from the "IGN" terminal on the ignition switch to the distributor.

Powershift

Canuck62:

We told you this back in post #5. Why did you wait until Post #11 to ask this question??

Larry

Canuck62

as I said,,, this is the way my car was wired
perhaps if you could have mentioned the feed should come from ignition switch in post 5,, I would not have to ask in post 11

I do not know enough about wiring ,,, so my little brain pretty much needs black and white,,, grey areas don't help much

Powershift

I don't want to beat this to death, but what part of "the HEI does not use a ballast resistor" was confusing.

No need to reply…..but I think I'm done here.

Larry

Canuck62

Larry
don't get me wrong,,, I really appreciate the help
another way of stating ,,, I did not know enough to ask

Canuck62

Looked at the wiring diagram and my ignition switch
So,, i should eliminate the wire coming from the ballast resistor to distributor ?
and ad a red wire to the red wire on my ignition switch and feed it to my distributor ?

Thx
Steve

JohnZ

Yes.

Canuck62

Thank You