OOPs, sorry Jerry, you said all this in 2004. I wasted allot of ink, or bites or whatever.
Tim, it sounds like you're right on with your advice. With the engine running, voltage at the "+" terminal of the coil should be about 9.5 volts. This is accomplished by installing a ceramic-shielded resistor between the ignition switch and the coil. During starting, the coil needs full battery voltage, because battery terminal voltage drops while the heavy amperage load of the starter is present. To bypass the resistor, there is a terminal on the starter solenoid marked either "R" or "I". Looking at the starter solenoid from the rear, it's the small terminal on the left. Run a wire from this terminal to the + terminal on the coil. It will get full battery voltage during cranking, then drop back to reduced voltage when the starter disengages. If you're using the original 6V starter, the bypass terminal might not be there, so install a 12V solenoid, or a complete 12V starter assembly. Some later-model cars and trucks used a nickel-chrome resistance wire from the switch to the coil, and did not use the resistor. They have the same bypass lead from the starter as the resistor-equipped models.
Jerry
Not sure about the RED part for this guy.
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