mallory unilite install

I suspect the red has to go to a ignition source of a full 12 volts, not the lower voltage from the pink resistance wire. You may need to run a new wire.

am not r2 wrote:

I don't know about Mallory Unilites but pink (pink, not red) wires are usually a thermistor type, that drop voltage as they heat up, in use. Usually connected from the IGN to the +Coil. If your coil requires an external resistor, the pink wire is it. If the coil has an internal resistor, then wire it direct to the IGN using ordinary #14 wire.

well I attached it to the pos and I will not light off. I think it is possable I am y be off a tooth or I got the wires off 180 at the transfer. I gotta find the wire diagram in the manual to check this....I have the books I just need to find that diagram

The power to the coil is not his issue, it's to the Mallory.

silverstude wrote:

It needs 12 volts as I suggested, here's the wiring:

no J.P. I misspoke...I may have the plug wires off 180 degrees. the red line I will try at a full 12 volts. thank you.Rich

sorry JP what I meant was I may have the plug wires off 180degrees. the wiring i was looking for was the spark plug diagram. to see if I flipped it. I will try the full 12 volts too. thanks Rich

Wiz.

Definitly do not hook it to full 12 volts. I will explain below in John's post with the wiring diagram.

Alex

I have this Safeguard unit. Notice that it is doing the distributor triggering, not the Unilite. The Safeguard is designed for a full twelve volts. The Safeguard owner warned me not to use the Unilite with a full 12 volts if the Safeguard was ever bypassed for any reason.