RE: ECU and Engine Miss Diagnosis

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Does the coil feel hot when you have a problem? I'm sure it'd be a good 
idea to make it vertical. That's a tip an old timer gave me which worked 
great for me.

The .8ohm was the stock resistor I removed from my car originally. Mine 
are just 2 prong. The .25 is one I got at the dealer that is listed as a 
race resistor. I believe the 1.5 is what comes with the ECU and it flat 
didn't work for me. The 1ohm was another one I got from a dealer. I 
tested them all on my car including just by-passing it all together. 

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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Donald Gallimore wrote:
> 
> I am using the Accel coil. The coal is mounted horizontally, as a factoy 
> coil is 
> mounted, not with the connections pointed up. I'm sure I can rig up a 
> vertical 
> mounting on the inner fineder well without butchering up the panel. 
> 
> 
> The ballast resistor is the four pronged unit that came with the 
> electronic 
> ignition conversion kit. Is this the 1.5 ohm resistor? Where do get 
> these .25 
> and .8 ohm resistors?
> 
>  
> Akron Don Gallimore
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Mon, October 4, 2010 10:52:15 AM
> > Subject: RE: ECU and Engine Miss Diagnosis
> > 
> > 
> > My coil positioning caused my coil to heat up and similar conditions 
> > followed. My Accel must not be angled downward on level as it causes the 
> > 
> > plates to be exposed and they arc and heat up the coil. Similarly I also 
> > 
> > had issues with the wrong ballast resistor causing the ECU to have 
> > problems with RPM's. I have mentioned this before. I use the .25 race 
> > resistor when racing and a .8 resistor for the street. Some by-pass the 
> > resistor for racing and I have done it in the past. It OK but if you run 
> > 
> > at idle too long it can cause the coil to heat up and fail. My car would 
> > 
> > flat die! The 1.5 resistor wouldn't allow RPM's over 5K, maybe less. 
> > Just what I found.
> > 
> > Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly  w/goodies
> > =====================================================================
> > Donald  Gallimore wrote:
> > > 
> > > Last trip to the drag strip, I developed a  miss around 2500 RPM=A0and 
> > > up.=
> > > =A0=A0Engine =0Aseemed like it  was loading up but carb looked good - 
> > > floats=
> > > =A0levels  are=A0right=0Aand we changed nothing on the carb.=A0 This may 
> > > 
> > >  hav=
> > > e been developing for weeks and =0Afinally showed up late in 
> > > eliminations.=
> > > =0A=0AI'm going to replace the cap, rotor,  reluctor and pick up in the 
> > > dist=
> > > ributor =0Asince they are  relatively small cost items.=A0 Question is 
> > > there=
> > >  a way  to test the =0AECU? =0A=0A=0ALastly, any ideas on what (else) to 
> > >   che=
> > > ck to eliminate the miss?=0A=A0=0AAkron Don  Gallimore
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly  w/goodies
> > 
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Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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