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battery charge 6volt
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35 Coupe |
02-24-2011 @ 9:21 PM
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Great, Then you are OK. Only need one resistor in circuit.
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46fordnut |
02-24-2011 @ 5:23 PM
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stock coil . resistor under dash is wired correct.
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TomO |
02-24-2011 @ 8:09 AM
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If you are using a stock Ford coil you need a resister. If you have a round after market coil, the resister may or may not be built in. You will have to check the specs of the round coil with the vendor that sold it to you.
Tom
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35 Coupe |
02-23-2011 @ 2:06 PM
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Made a mistake on the E-Mail, usafgrad@cox.net
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35 Coupe |
02-23-2011 @ 2:03 PM
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Its under the dash on drivers side. The voltage regulator is on the other side of the firewall Engine side. In the attached picture It's the 4th one down on the left, The large unit on that board is your lighting circuit breaker & the small unit is your ignition resistor. Just like the one at the top of the page for 6.95, for 1932-48 Fords. Now with that said, If you have a wire hooked to each end of the resistor & the car runs then you already have one & not to wory. However if there are no wires hooked to the resistor or it has a jumper wire across it then you need one. Could be someone put one on your friends coil like I did, easier than crawling under the dash. If you still have questions feel free to E-Mail me your phone # to usafgrad@cox & I will call you. I don't mind helping if ˆcan. After all, We gotta keep em going. Ed
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46fordnut |
02-23-2011 @ 1:10 PM
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the piece we are talking about would that not be on the board under the dash for my 1946? i do see one under there.. the one on the coil would be for the car before my year? i have a friend with a 41 woody . his has one on the coil and not on the board.
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35 Coupe |
02-23-2011 @ 12:26 PM
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Yes, Remove the wire that goes to your ignition. connect one end of the resistor to the coil terminal & the wire you removed to the other terminal on the resistor. There is no + or - to the resistor so you can't get it backwards. Just make sure you remove the wire going to ignition & not to the dist. This does make me wonder, Is yours wired around the original resistor? If the original was burned out the engine would not run at all. Good luck. When my coil blew it really messed up my friends shirt & my paint job.
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46fordnut |
02-23-2011 @ 11:20 AM
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just goes were the one wire would be on the coil and thats it?
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35 Coupe |
02-23-2011 @ 10:23 AM
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Opps, I think the optima is a sealed batt. supereal is right. Listen to him, Sorry. 35 Coupe
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35 Coupe |
02-23-2011 @ 10:18 AM
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Hello again, If it's not a sealed battery use a hydrometer to check the specific gravity of each cell. This will tell you the condition & state of charge. Charge battery before checking. A bad battery can still read good voltage. Good luck again, 35 Coupe
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