Electrical Problem?

The orange box uses the P5206436 ballast. It is a 1 ohm resistor and costs less than 10 bucks.
If the ballast is bad, you should get 0.0 when you put a ohm meter accross the terminals. If it is on it's way out, it won't be long before it no longer starts.

Mallory part #700 is a variable resistor (.75 - 1.5 ohms) that is supposed to help with cold weather starts.....just another option. I've seen them for around $15.

I can't remember what the voltage is stepped down to but 6-7 volts sounds right.