RE: new electronic distributor problems

[laborboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I did not bypass my ballast resistor--are you recommending that?
 Thank you for the guidance and advice.

Herb wrote:
> 
> 
> One last thought, have you bypassed your ballast resistor on the 
> firewall? 
> Or bottom line do you have 12v at the power supply to the coil?  Also, 
> Gary
> H. gave a list of Electronic solid state voltage regulators that I also
> recommend using.  If your looking for an original or stock look take the 
> old
> cover off the old regulator and install it on the new electronic 
> regulator
> with a bead of RTV.  But with the conversion you just did it probably is 
> of
> no concern.  The solid state regulators are a lot more dependable (No 
> Points
> to Pit) and take care of the ammeter needle wobble and dimming 
> headlights at
> idle that a lot of people experience.  Your new point type regulator my 
> not
> present this problem now but it will sooner or latter slowly but surely!
> 
>          
>  Herb 
>  
> 1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361
> 1959 Coronet 326 Poly
> 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
> 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
> 1970 Challenger RT 440
> 1999 Durango SLT 5.9
> 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7
> 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
> St. Louis, MO.
>  
> http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo42009.html
>   
>  
>  
>  
> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: laborboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: 7/19/2009 11:35:55 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: new electronic distributor problems
>  
> Thank you for the advice. I put on the new stock voltage regulator I had
> (from Year One), and now the alternator puts out about 12.5 volts with
> all accessories on. That seems to have corrected the problem--must have
> been the old regulator and resistance you mention. The old regulator
> contacts were quite pitted.
>  
> As for the starting issue, I tracked it down to the solenoid post on the
> firewall relay. The NSS switch and wire was fine. This is a new relay
> (Year one), but perhaps it has gone bad.
>  
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> 


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