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Offline MEK-Dangerfield

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Re: Chrome Box 4 pin ballast question
« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2009 - 05:50:55 PM »
From experience, if you can fire up a car when it's below freezing, you HAVE spark.   :grinyes:

If you have a weak spark, it is REAL easy to flood the engine in extreme cold weather.


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Re: Chrome Box 4 pin ballast question
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2009 - 08:24:57 PM »
Changed to the 2 pin ballast and I now have almost double the voltage at the coil (approx. 6 volts).  Perhaps it will be higher with the engine running.
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Re: Chrome Box 4 pin ballast question
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2009 - 08:55:14 PM »
should be higher yet , battery should be 13.2 v so you are starting off low & it should be very close to the same voltage at th eballast so check bulkhead connections for resistance as well as you are losing some between the battery & ballast

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Re: Chrome Box 4 pin ballast question
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2009 - 09:20:36 PM »
Yes, will do tomorrow. Thanks CP.
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Re: Chrome Box 4 pin ballast question
« Reply #19 on: January 03, 2009 - 08:34:39 PM »
Looks like I am losing 0.9 volts between the starter relay and the engine side of the bulkhead connector which means I am losing it in the wire/fusible link???? Have you seen this before? I only lose 0.4 volts between power in/out of the bulkhead.  My electrical know how on this car is a little rusty and I'm tired as I spent all day fixing frozen water lines at my neighbours house.  He went away for 2 weeks and nobody was checking his house.  The furnace went out days ago  :22yikes:
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Re: Chrome Box 4 pin ballast question
« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2009 - 08:44:50 PM »
That's why I don't use the old Chrysler system. My digital-6 hooks directly to the battery.  :naughty:
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Re: Chrome Box 4 pin ballast question
« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2009 - 09:52:32 PM »
Funn :banghead:

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