ignition question....need help!

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351 82GT

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• Apr 10, 2004

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I went to start my '82 tonight and all of a sudden it doesn't start.
Then I noticed that the positive wire to the coil was melted against the header!!
I have a Mallory distributor that has the module inside the cap. Do you think I shorted out the module? I'm not getting any voltage across the coil now.

 

dastang2

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• Apr 10, 2004

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so you took it off of the header and then tried to start it and it did not fire up, correct.

 

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• Apr 10, 2004

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yep

 

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351 82GT

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• Apr 10, 2004

• #4

I got it started. It was a dumb mistake on my part.
I flipped the wrong switch on my switch panel. Instead of the switch to power the coil I was flipping the reverse lights.
In case you're wondering what the hell I'm talking about, I have a switch panel like the race cars do wired inside my car. I just need to label the switches.

 

dastang2

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• Apr 11, 2004

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i need some switches too.