<VV> Ignition Wiring Question

[Bill H.]

                                            B"H

This may be a dumb question but I'm confused.  I thought voltage at the coil from the starter is supposed to be 12V, then it is stepped down to around 6-8V which is accomplished by the "resistor wire."

Some previous owner of my '66 Monza wired the coil directly to the yellow wire of the 2-wire connector coming from the wiring harness (not the main one though), and wired the resistor wire to the same 2-wire connector.

So now the coil shows 12V when the engine is running.  The car has standard points ignition.

Is this a problem?  The car has a "dead spot" in the accelerator that I am trying to track down, which causes a stall condition when the engine is cold when you step on the gas going up a hill.

I am wondering if I should move the resitor wire to the coil, and retain the 20 B/Y wire there, which I assume comes from the starter only when it (the starter) is engaged.  This would mean two wires at the (+) terminal of the coil, the 20B/Y and the resistor wire.

Any adivce would be helpful.  The 66 is a new acqisition and I am still trying to sort out some of the glitches.

Thanks everyone!...Bill Hershkowitz 66 Monza Sport Sedan 110 PG A/C
                                    69 Monza Coupe 110 PG about to be scrapped from a rear end collision