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OldRide Answers Home Using OldRide Answers Ask a Question   Browse Questions In: AMC Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ford Lincoln Mercury Oldsmobile Packard Plymouth Pontiac Studebaker Volkswagen Other Makes Classic Trucks  General Topics General Questions Help Identify Classic Car News General Restoration Vehicle Maintenance Site Suggestions & Comments            Search Questions:    phistermr      What should the coil to distributor wire resistance read for a 6 volt 1942 straight 8? My OEM wire was reading over 40,000 ohms and could not generate enough spark to start. There was a Bakelite fitting on the end connecting to the coil. When I cracked it open, I found a small 1/8" diameter x 3/4" long cyclindrical stick ( resister), which appeared to be driven, or held firm in place within the Bakelite, by a small 1/8" diameter x 1/4" spring. I am wondering if the technical concept in 1942 was that this wire and resister were variable, and what was the purpose of the 40K ohm piece? I have a zero resistance wire I can install, but I don't want to fry my system? Any advice...or how to get original technical information from GM or AC Delco? Thanks, from "wanting to ride". posted: July 23, 2011       Answers (1)   retiredpartsman      have given any thought that the resister might be a radio noise supressor instead of a resister .have run gm products with straight wire with both 6 and12 voltwith no trouble. posted:  July 28, 2011

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