RE: IML: Ballast Resistor

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

WOW!!!

The ballast resistor will only smoke if you have dirty connections or a direct short circuit. This part is either good or bad. You may have fried it, but if so, you need to figure out why, or the same thing will happen again.

Your gas problem is something else, may be leaking fuel filter/line/fitting/ or carb.

Paul W.

In an email dated 13/6/2005 11:01:09 pm GMT Daylight time, "bom tie" <bomtie@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

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>Dick the ballast master and fellow IMPers,
>Whet to start the 63 after 3 years of sitting. Found 3 bad lifters before and replaced the lifters and push rods. I replaced the points with the electronic (the under the cap version). Car started right up and I was breaking the the lifters and the car sputters, dies , and no start. I had a buddy turn it over and had good spark. BUT, I look over and see the ballast SMOKING!
>Looked around again and the newly rebuilt carb had a lake of gas on each side. 
>-Charles Major
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