| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,034 Posts1,055,544 Members48,425 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | any one have a part number for an eternal coil with built in resistor. I am switching to 12 volt on my 52 with 1957 235 motor. dont want to use external resistor.
Paul | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | 'eternal' coil? like one that's good forever and ever?  head to your local NAPA or any FLAPS and ask for one, or try a tractor supply, almost all tractors use'em Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | been to napa advance and autozone also o'riely auto parts. all keep giving me external coils. teling me I have a generator on a 1957. I tell them I switched to alternator and 12 volt Wish I had some old timers like me working there | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Tell them you want a coil from a 60's V8. Should get you what you want. Any good parts man will know what an internal resistor 12 volt coil is without even looking in the computer.
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | amen. i tried all above getting stone walled. going to try monday only new kids work weekends | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | yeah, kids - generator/alternator makes no difference, amps is amps, 12 volts is 12 volts .... at my NAPA here they'd ask if you want internal or external, even with a 60's V8, sometime in the 60's they went to the 'hidden' resistance wire to replace the ballast resistor
Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 255 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 255 | I think NAPA has a couple that'd do well, an Echlin ECH IC21 or a Proformer MPE IC21SB. That is if you like the round style.
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | Can I ask why you want to use a coil with an internal resister? Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 24 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 24 | The one you want is NAPA IC64.
'52 Chevy 3600
'03 Chevy 2500HD
'64 Pontiac Grand Prix
'93 Jeep Wrangler
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 408 | thanks for napa number. going to pick it up | | |
|
|
| |
