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poolplayer1 · 11-23-2018, 04:22 PM

My 55 ford wagon would run for a few miles and than shut off,like If I had turned the key off. I replaced the condenser,the points,the wire that goes from the dist.to the coil,and the coil.Still had the same problem,shutting off.
I removed the ballast resistor and found it had been getting hot so I replaced it.
Ran the wagon for 20 miles and never shut off.In my case,it was a faulty ballast resistor.

11-23-2018, 04:22 PM	#18
poolplayer1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 399	Re: Car died 2 blocks from home. My 55 ford wagon would run for a few miles and than shut off,like If I had turned the key off. I replaced the condenser,the points,the wire that goes from the dist.to the coil,and the coil.Still had the same problem,shutting off. I removed the ballast resistor and found it had been getting hot so I replaced it. Ran the wagon for 20 miles and never shut off.In my case,it was a faulty ballast resistor.