[FlatheadTed]

,I agree Jerry ,With respect ,I did say that .[QUOTE with a 6 volt battery it should drop to around 3,1/2 to 4 Volts hot with a original coil,


I could be wrong but think If you are testing the voltage of the output side of the resister with a 8 volt battery and disconnected from the coil the resister would show a drop from 8 volt to around 6-7 volts (hot ) ,the resister in the 6 volt application drops it up to 2-1/2 volts ,I am not saying he should run it like that with the original coil .


=JSeery;1833695]Are you sure, that doesn't sound correct at all. As far as I know the early Ford coils require an input in the 3 to 4 volt range. The battery used should not change what the coil is wanting to see.[/QUOTE]