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Old 09-30-2018, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by powrby4d View Post
Not just electronic. I had exactly the same problem driving me nuts on my Mach 1 and it turned out to be the ballast resistor. Apparently the current draw from the aftermarket coil kept burning them up to the point that they would intermittently open the circuit.
Same here. A mate's girlfriend's car would "flatspot" really bad turning left.
Drove us nuts why the carburettor would do this, until eventually the car wouldn't start. The ballast would go open circuit on LH turns, eventually went open permanently.
New ballast solved both issues.
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