Ignition Wiring

A little help here, please.

The two wires at 5 o’clock, have you traced them to see what else they connect to or where they disappear?

if you have already done that, please share. Or conversely, please share after you have traced the wires  

viewing 3 inches of wires and expecting anyone to identify them is asking a bit much, IMHO

Larry

I am guessing that the paired wires come from the ballast resistor and the i terminal of the starter solenoid. It is never a good idea to power the choke from the coil plus so I would look for another source for this.

These wires pop out of the OE wire harness and I will trace back this weekend. I looked at the wiring diagrams for late models  and didn't see these wires is what has left me head scratching. Mine is #9193 and I don't have a ballast resistor. Prior owner had these wires attached to + side, so I left them. When I install the Duraspark I was planning to power the choke directly from the hot output of the relay.

If you do not have a ballast resistor then you most likely have a resistance wire but would still work the same way. Let us know what you find after chasing the wires back.

Like Forest said, powering the electric choke off ANYTHING wired to the ignition will drop power to the coil and act like a rev limiter at about 4000-4500 rpms. The ignition needs a full 12v to work properly, which is also why one shouldn't use the ballast or the '74 resistance wire. Use a hot wire off the starter, alternator or run a dedicated switched wire off the fuse block to power such accessories.