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BelleStarr71
Explorer
Jan 05, 2014

1978 Dodge 440: Gas has funny smell, Backfiring, etc

Just purchased this beast. We are brand new at this so any help is greatly appreciated. Already replaced battery, but driving it from Lancaster OH to Columbus OH it decided to not start after driving ...
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Jan 06, 2014
The ballast resister is in the circuit to drop the voltage from the battery voltage of 12 volts to 9 volts. That is why it burns up the points when you jumper the ballast resistor.It can cause the engine to no start if the circuit is open and the points have no voltage.

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