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Kube, I tried that and blew a fuse. So far I have not been able to find the fuse. In the process I broke another wire, not related to the lights, that is difficult to get to. I appreciate everyone's help. I am too frustrated to continue today. I will attack it tomorrow.

Thanks, I'll try that

I scraped off a spot on the bracket to shinny steel and tested with the test light. Still no ground.

Why would the front bumper brackets not provide a good ground for my running lights?

Good condition $100 plus shipping.

Original, just took them off to convert to tube shocks. $150 No longer for sale. Can’t figure out how to delete the post.

Can you mix glycol & silicone brake fluid?

Mac at VanPelt Sales informed me that I had an aftermarket resistor and he sent me a genuine Ford resistor. I installed it and it solved my problem. I appreciate all of the advise I received from this forum. It helped me get to the bottom of the problem.

I overlooked the "disconnect" note. I have to leave for an appointment now. I'll check it further in an hour or two.

I guess I don't understand what you mean by "as suggested". I tested it going in and coming out and there was too much drop in voltage. As you can probably tell, I don't know much about electrical current.

George, I checked the voltage going into the resister and coming out of the resister and it went from 6 volts to 1.8 volts. Wouldn't that isolate the problem to the resister? If I am only getting 1.8 volts out of the resister, how would changing other parts help?

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The car was not running when I did the test and I checked it at the resister. 6 volts going in and 1.8 coming out. It takes too long to start and it misses out at low speeds after the engine is warmed up. It runs perfect when engine is cold.

After reading all of the above, it sounds like I need to replace the resister because I am not getting enough voltage to the coil. Do y'all agree that is what I need to do? Thanks so much for all of the help.

I have a 39 Ford with the original 6 volt set up. I have 6 volts going to the resister and 1.8 coming out of the resister and 1.5 at the coil with the ignition on and the motor not running. Shouldn't I have 3.5 at the coil?