Dennis1950
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I replaced the points/condenser with Pertronix unit. Ran the engine in a barrel of water for more than an hour. Started with a just a touch of the key. Idled perfectly. Like a new engine! Took it to the lake (more than 100 mile round trip), started the engine, it ran for about 10 minutes and died. Took more than an hour to get it to restart. When it did restart, it ran rough, and only for about 15 minutes. Had to paddle back to the marina. Changed the coil, started double checking for bad wiring and found a resistor attached to the alternator. The wire goes to the coil. With the resistor in the line, I had no continuity from the coil to the alternator, no spark. Removed the resistor and now the engine again starts with just a touch of the key. Problem is the switch won't kill the engine! Had to starve the engine of fuel to shut it down! My question: Does anyone know what the resistor is? Is it the ballast resistor (which i don't need)? It is Volvo part # 834784. Any help is greatly appreciated.