Originally posted by atomarc:
It would not function if it were spliced into the heavy wire...actually it would work, for a couple of hours! 
That is how you hotwire one of these old girls. Your ignition switch would not allow you to shut the engine down; you would need to pull the wire off of the coil. (As was already mentioned)
As was also already mentioned, it will work, but your engine could need some new ignition parts when you were done if you weren't careful.
