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hello, I am pretty new to mechanical undertakings. I recieved a lot of help when I posted regarding my engine damage from detonation. Putting everything back together now,,, got a DSII from the junkyard. I have spent quite a bit of time studying the Sticky DS Conversion post, but I am having a bit of misunderstanding regarding the hookup....
It looks as though on the DSII, there is only one wire that needs power (a large white wire with blue dots)... my understanding from a haynes manual is this should be connected to the ignition via a ballast resistor (.8 to 1.6 ohms), which Sticky shows in his diagram as a pink wire (which is also pink on my 62 econo and includes a ballast resistor of 1.3 to 1.4 ohm)... on the Sticky's diagram is says "disconnect pink wire" am I thereby to understand the ignition module is to be run without a ballast resistor? It looks like the hot lead (red in diagram) just comes straight from the ignition...
Perhaps someone could sumarize the wires I need to connect that are critical, and what if anything needs to be upline (ballast resistors etc).... thanks..... what does a "ballast resistor" do anyway?on to the timing curve when I've got this...... thanks.....
It looks as though on the DSII, there is only one wire that needs power (a large white wire with blue dots)... my understanding from a haynes manual is this should be connected to the ignition via a ballast resistor (.8 to 1.6 ohms), which Sticky shows in his diagram as a pink wire (which is also pink on my 62 econo and includes a ballast resistor of 1.3 to 1.4 ohm)... on the Sticky's diagram is says "disconnect pink wire" am I thereby to understand the ignition module is to be run without a ballast resistor? It looks like the hot lead (red in diagram) just comes straight from the ignition...
Perhaps someone could sumarize the wires I need to connect that are critical, and what if anything needs to be upline (ballast resistors etc).... thanks..... what does a "ballast resistor" do anyway?on to the timing curve when I've got this...... thanks.....