Chrysler also has this thing about being weirdly behind the times on some things. For instance I had a ‘78 winnebago camper with a dodge chassis. This thing had a ballast resistor in the ignition circuit. All other car makers got rid of this piece of technology by the mid sixties. Chrysler finally replaced it in the early ‘80s.
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Oh I know that little white POS well. Always had 2 in the glove box of my Ford. To give my friends with Dodge trucks when it rained so I didn’t have to tow them home.
Have had 40+ Mopars more than 30 with ballast resistors. People said they blew. Never blew a one.
Never understood why GMs needed that dwell angle adjustment on their point ignition cars. Just added unneeded baggage. Worked on some pretty sophisticated motors back in the day.....blew the doors off of Chebbys all day long.
Yea, that and the “Lean Burn” 318. Our Aspen wagon had a habit of stalling when you trying to make a left turn across approaching traffic.
Grrrrr.