Need help with wiring.....?!?!?!?
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Burning Brakes
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From: North Texas
Need help with wiring.....?!?!?!?
Ok, I've definitely got something wired wrong.
It's some where between the ignition and the starter if I had to guess.
IS there suppose to be 12 ohm of resistance on the positive line going to the coil with it disconnected ??? It doesn't seem to change if the ignition is on or off.
Need some help here.......
What should I be checking...???
It's some where between the ignition and the starter if I had to guess.
IS there suppose to be 12 ohm of resistance on the positive line going to the coil with it disconnected ??? It doesn't seem to change if the ignition is on or off.
Need some help here.......
What should I be checking...???
Melting Slicks
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From: Pleasant Grove AL
Originally Posted by 1970-Bronze
Ok, I've definitely got something wired wrong.
It's some where between the ignition and the starter if I had to guess.
IS there suppose to be 12 ohm of resistance on the positive line going to the coil with it disconnected ??? It doesn't seem to change if the ignition is on or off.
Need some help here.......
What should I be checking...???
It's some where between the ignition and the starter if I had to guess.
IS there suppose to be 12 ohm of resistance on the positive line going to the coil with it disconnected ??? It doesn't seem to change if the ignition is on or off.
Need some help here.......
What should I be checking...???
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Burning Brakes
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From: North Texas
Well, I went and re-checked it and it's definitely 12 ohms to ground (anything metal).
Ok, I guess here's what really get's me is it's suppose to be a hot wire. Then why do I have 12 ohms to ground no matter what position it key is in?
Ok, I guess here's what really get's me is it's suppose to be a hot wire. Then why do I have 12 ohms to ground no matter what position it key is in?
Melting Slicks
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There should be a wire from the starter. It's a bypass wire that supplies a full 12V when the starter is engaged. The other wire energizes the coil when the key is in run positioin. It should be a ballast resistor wire. It drops the voltage depending on load.
The reason you're getting VERY low resistance between the "run" wire and ground is that things like the radio, guages, etc that are on the ignition circuit have a low resistance.
Not a problem. If you checked between the battery + and - terminal (battery not connected) you would read about the same if anything (lights, interior lights, etc. were on.
Gary
The reason you're getting VERY low resistance between the "run" wire and ground is that things like the radio, guages, etc that are on the ignition circuit have a low resistance.
Not a problem. If you checked between the battery + and - terminal (battery not connected) you would read about the same if anything (lights, interior lights, etc. were on.
Gary
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Burning Brakes
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Ok, that would make sense but I don't think anything is on in the car. I have the negative terminal disconnected.
I will check to see if anything is on in the car.
Then I suspect I had the wire in the incorrect positions on the starter.
Can anyone tell me the correct positions?
I can't drop the starter due to the headers.
I will check to see if anything is on in the car.
Then I suspect I had the wire in the incorrect positions on the starter.
Can anyone tell me the correct positions?
I can't drop the starter due to the headers.
