update on valiant stall

No, your coil should only be warm to the touch, not hot enough to burn. Don't freak out when you measure the voltage coming off the ballast and it is only 7-8V. That is normal in the run position of the ignition switch. Ma Mopar did it that way to make cold starts easier. In the run position the ballast resistor is in the circuit and cuts 12V down to 7-8V. In the start position the ballast is bypassed and full battery voltage is applied to the coil. This solves the problem of no fire when it is really cold and the battery voltage drops to around 10 volts when the starter is engaged. At those voltage levels a 12V coil will barely fire while a 6V coil with the same voltage applied would light up Times Square. Stock Mopar coils are 6V, not 12. Just one of the little touches that make a Mopar special...