Anyone ever done this????

[KivaKid]

I need the new 1.35 ohm resistance wire between the coil and ignition. I'm having a hard time finding a replacement, so I thought maybe I could use a clean 0.0 ohm wire with a 1.35 ohm resistor instead. Anyone ever done this? My buddy tells me they used to use resistors on vehicles.

[Rande]

Seems to me it should work, you just gotta be certain the resister can handle the power (wattage).
Volts X Amps = Watts
12 volts at 1 amp = 12 watts
12 volts at 2 amps = 24 watts etc.
You gotta know the voltage it will operate at, the amperage that will be drawn through it, and that will tell you what sort of wattage it will need to handle.
The power being drawn through it will produce heat. Too much heat and the resisiter will burn up.
Guys? :confused:

[ClarkGriswald]

Not sure if that was ever meant to be "expendible" or fusable or whatever. But I would think if you have a spec like that, that you could emulate it with a resistor. I agree with the power handling thing but its nothing to find what you need right at a radio shack and shrink wrap it.. they even have ceramic block resistors there that could handle far beyond what this circuit would demand. Your gonna have to probly combine a few resistors to get the correct value. Since you cant just pic whatever resistance you want. Mabye a 100ohm and a 33ohm in series.

Just off the top of my head.. If we can determine what the load is on that, could narrow it down fast. What gauge is that wire your talking bout?

[KivaKid]

I'm not sure of the OE gauge for the wire. Off hand, the wire in there now, which looks like maybe it was already replaced once, looks like about 10 or so. Pretty close to house wiring size (but not house wire). I was wondering if I could cut the length of the wire in there now until it hits 1.35 ohm.....it's at 1.6 ohms, so less length would equal less resistance, eh?

[Yort]

Go down to your friendly parts store and ask for a ballast resitor. Those of us with older rigs don't have them fancy resitor wires, just a big old ceramic ballst resistor mounted to the firewall or fender to keep it cool. You'll need to figure out the difference between the starting and running circuits and make sure the resitor is only in the running circuit.