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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.
Thanks,
Mark
Mark
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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.
1969 4/4
1995 plus 8
2002 Aero S1
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Okay, I'll go with a unit in the 1.5 ohm range. It should work okay.
Thanks, Mark
Mark
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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.
Last edited by Martyn Culling; 23/10/16 02:04 PM.
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Beat me to it Martyn! 
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