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It's all very interesting. I got the ignition from Raffy a few years back. I'm thinking it was a Stinger. Since instructions said run a 3ohm coil, that's what I feel like I should do. But the 1 Ohm coil is the one that came with it. If it's wrong........?

Someone, WAS talking about a miss at idle with a powerglide. I just know it. I know what your saying though.

The pinging was only from take off with three guys in the car.

Well, we will get the alternator back and see where we are.
I sontcfeel over my head but that us subjective I guess. I am just interested in how different couls affect idle.

I think it's worth mentioning that the plugs came out a little kean. I prefer a more rich condition. I tried to richen the carbs a little with the air mixure screws but the car ran bad so I returned it to a better idle. It may also be worth mentioning that the car has four primary carbs.

Thanks Brad. Your writing is very articulate and understandable. And THAT is how we have it wired. The alternator is broke and being fixed. Not to usurp everything but I checked my coil for Ohm resistance and you are correct it is not 0 resistance but it is at 1 Ohm. The car runs good but I would li...

I find the coil discussion very interesting.

I dud replace the gen/fan bulb but I used the bulb kit from Clark's. Not understanding your last couple of lines completely I am now wondering if I used the correct bulb they provided.

Ok so I actually may have a reason why the harness melted or more specifically the brown wire but it also may be because of the recent aforementioned on the thread reason-just look at the monstrosity of an old harness that came out of the car. But back to current status for now. The fan/Gen light is...

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I'm glad your having a great conversation about coils. Interesting. But my alternator is only charging at between 12 and 12.5 volts And the fan light is on. It must have been doing this all the while since the light has been on since I got a higher output alternator rebuilt for the car. It should be...

Afyer the fix. The ",Gen Fan" light has come on. Which may have been the reason I got melted wires I.the first place. What I did was turn the plug upside down on the alternator, switching numbers 1 and two posts. Other than that the car runs great. The old harness was as decrepit as they c...

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Thanks, cnicol, I'm tech challenged but I'll check. We will also trace that wire to the dash.

I have a 64 service manual. Since I have a 68 140 in the car should I get a late model diagram?

That all stands to reason. I guess the big question now is, is my Stinger ignition one of the cheap ones? I've been really happy with it, I mean it seems to be consistent. No dealing with points etc etc. But frankly, I've pushed my 140 and it's responded well, but I wonder if on one of those occasio...

The harness got here yesterday. We will do the job Saturday. Any direction is appreciated.

Ok. I'm pretty sure we'll be able to figure things out but in terms of wires for includingvmy alternator-. It looks like I will need 10 gauge and a 14 gauge, is this correct? And all I will need to know are the colors, and I can pick them up from my local electrical store.