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Hello All, where is resistance wire located in 68 400s and what´s the easiest way to find it? I have some trouble when revving and when I measured I got out only 5volts or so. My guess is that previous owner who changed the HEI didn´t take out the resistance wire. At least this is the starting point. The carb and ignition timing are ok.
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I'm not 100% sure but I think the whole wire from the firewall junction block to the coil is a resistance wire. You can check by taking a voltage test at the terminal block on the interior side, it should be 12 volts. You can replace the wire , it's in the terminal marked K on the junction block. Or cut the wire near the junction block and splice in a new wire. I THINK the resistance wire has a certain amount of ohms of resistance per inch or foot if you left a small amount of the resistance wire and spliced in normal wire you may get close to 12 volts. Better to take the junction block apart and replace the wire though. I mounted a relay on the firewall near the HEI controlled [turned off and on] by the by the original wire and powered with full alternator voltage [14 volts] from insulated terminal block also mounted on the firewall. If you want a clean original look change the wire.
Al
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Gordy, I noticed that I never answered to your post. Sorry. Thanks for the links. I ended up to rewire whole car with American Autowire Classic Update Series Wiring Harness Kit. I also rebuilt HEI installing new cap, rotor, module, 50000V coil, springs... No more problem. Engine revs without hesitation to red line.
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Another happy ending, good work.
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Al yea, it's amazing how much the new wiring did to overall feeling of the car. When no more leaks from old loose connectors, bad wires etc everything works better. Everything 
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