<VV> wiring harness getting hot

[Harry Yarnell]

Was the resistance wire connected to the coil? Disconnect it and see if the 
harness gets warm/hot. Could be the resistance wire doing its job.

harry yarnell
Poohbah of Perryman
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John McMahon" <latin81 at comcast.net>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 6:23 PM
Subject: <VV> wiring harness getting hot


>I am getting ready to install an Ignitor I in my 1965 Monza, so I traced 
>the
> resistor wire up to the connector in the engine compartment.  I turned on
> the ignition to check with a voltmeter so make sure the corresponding wire
> was getting 12 volts, and then noticed that the harness was getting very
> hot.  Not *quite* too hot to touch, but darn close.  The engine harness is
> new, but the main harness is not, and it seemed to be only the new harness
> that was getting hot. What could be causing this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John McMahon
> 1965 Monza coupe
>
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