Terry; If the ballast resister goes bad (burns out) the starter will engage (12+ volts) and turn the engine and it will start, but when the key is released, in the "run" position, the engine will stop running because no voltage is going to the coil in the 7.2 volt mode. Just like turning the key off. The only way to get the engine ro run is to connect the two wires to the resister togeather and run on 14.2 volts. The points won't last long, but can drive the car for at least 100 miles. George ----- Original Message ----- From: pennsy300@xxxxxxx To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:22 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] Hot Coil Just a comment: might a shorted out ballast resistor, by always delivering full voltage to the input of the coil, cause the overheating? McTaggart ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/