The resistance wire between the ignition switch and the coil that was used beginning in the early 1970s was about 12 feet long, and doubled back on itself a couple of times inside the wiring harness. It had to be that long to drop enough voltage to be effective. It was a shiny, fairly stiff piece of nickel/chrome wire with fiberglass insulation to protect the other wires in the harness from the heat it developed. Using a ceramic ballast resistor is a much better choice.

The distributor with the tall cap and rotor was also designed to handle the increased voltage the 12v coil was capable of creating, particularly if a spark plug wire open circuited or a wire fell off a plug. That distributor came out in mid year 1955 with the 12V electrical system. The short cap and rotor could jump a spark from the rotor tip to the distributor housing in that situation. The design of the housing will not allow a tall cap and rotor to be used on a 6V distributor- - - -the height of the shaft above the breaker plate is incorrect.

Here is the correct starter switch- - - -Rock Auto calls it a "solenoid"- - - -it's not!

www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=445442&cc=1489472&pt=4188&jsn=635

Jerry

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