Not getting 12 volts to coil
I want to thank you for this post, as it provides a chronological record. I got my car started last week, and you've helped me start on a journey - like putting a gas filter before my fuel pump, since the tank is old, and checking starter relay, ballast resistor-coil fit, spark plug wire condition, distributor shaft wear, etc. My whole assumption was the picture below, but now I'm wondering if I did something wrong: To test for voltage loss, I checked what I thought was a positive current flow by hooking the + voltmeter to the two-wire ballast resistor while cranking and the - wire to the + battery cable while cranking. The picture below may be saying something different.
I want to thank you for this post, as it provides a chronological record. I got my car started last week, and you've helped me start on a journey - like putting a gas filter before my fuel pump, since the tank is old, and checking starter relay, ballast resistor-coil fit, spark plug wire condition, distributor shaft wear, etc. My whole assumption was the picture below, but now I'm wondering if I did something wrong: To test for voltage loss, I checked what I thought was a positive current flow by hooking the + voltmeter to the two-wire ballast resistor while cranking and the - wire to the + battery cable while cranking. The picture below may be saying something different.
