all understood however there was no resistor when i got the car.... but ther wasnt much of anything when i got it
im thinking i might have to bite the bullet and get a coil designed for points and wire in a ballast resistor. although i just thought of something quite obvious that i diddnt think of yesterday, the coil is mounted on the block using one of the dipstick bolts, the cooling system is stuffed and she boils water fairly quickly, beying that close to the block its not going to help matters in the least!