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Old Aug 25, 2019 | 4:24 PM
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I put in a new coil on my 1970 454 and it BLEW all the oil andmmit was to hot to touch , any idea why
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Old Aug 25, 2019 | 5:28 PM
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google ballast resistor and see if you need one.

The ballast resistor serves to reduce the voltage that the coil sees - typically to 8 or 9 volts. When the starter is cranking the engine, the ballast resistor is bypassed by a contact in the starter solenoid, thereby allowing full voltage to the coil.
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Old Aug 25, 2019 | 5:37 PM
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Thanks I ordered a new one with the resister built in, hope that work
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