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#401783 22/10/16 09:00 PM
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Can anyone give me the resistance value of a '70 4/4 ballast resistor for a car with a 1600 cc Kent cross flow engine. Mine seems to have taken a turn for the worse and often won't allow the engine to run once the ignition switch is released.

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They are normally around 1.6 Ohm
Have a look on Ebay, lots of Lucas coils with new ballasts for not very much money

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Don't know what the resistance is Marcus but it's off a Ford Transit assuming you have the white rectangular ceramic one.


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Okay, I'll go with a unit in the 1.5 ohm range. It should work okay.

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Just bypass it and fit a normal coil.

Added - gives one a lot more choice and makes a lot of electronic ignitions possible.

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Beat me to it Martyn! smile


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