Tom's patient new girl friend

["John Hofstetter" <hofs@domain.elided>]

Tommy,
I would check the terminals on the Delco Solenoid and the ballast resistor.
The truck is running when the solenoid is bypassing the ballast resistor for
starting purposes.

Yes you would, for testing purposes, jump from the battery to the coil. This
would bypass everything on the positive side and if the ground side was OK,
(distributor and such) and if the coil is OK, which apparently it is, then
the fault is in the positive circuit. My guess is that it is the ballast
resistor.
John H.
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>From: owner-ihc-digest@domain.elided (ihc-digest)
>To: ihc-digest@domain.elided
>Subject: ihc-digest V6 #446
>Date: Thu, Jan 7, 1999, 2:12 PM
>

>We've had a recent discussion on the ignition switch and relays.. is
>this a possible fail pattern?  It runs with the key in the START
>position but the moment I let go, it stalls.  
>
>If I wanted to hot-wire it (or wire a bypass in to test the next time it
>does this) where would I attach what wires?  I need juice to the coil..
>so a jumper from the battery to.. + post on the coil?  I can't envision
>it right now, but I think I know which side I want. :-)
>
>The Scout *IS* running noticeably better since last weekend.. I nearly
>have it running *well*. :-)
>
>- -Tom
>'77 Scout II - 72 304V8 w/ Points+Pertronix Ignitor