ballast resistor help needed

66plyValiant said

battery could also be a little low; I would focus on getting it running before rewiring it for more power

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If hes got less than 12 while the starter isn't running, the brown ignition wire that supplies the 12 volts to the coil for start may be way low while the starter is running. It has to have 12 volts to start.