Mystery part, and it smokes.

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Jun 30, 2019 | 09:18 PM

krauseheim

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Mystery part, and it smokes.

The little item connects to the ignition coil on my ‘53 Buick Super. 322 V8. I just replaced the coil, which had a meltdown. When I connected the battery, this mystery part started smokin. Anyone know what it is... and what might be wrong?

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Jul 1, 2019 | 05:15 AM

Rich B.

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Possibly a ballast resistor. Will get quite hot (supposed too) and is used to lower voltage to distributor contact points, makes them last longer.

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