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Jeff, does the Red wire that goes into the cab and to the ignition switch look like it's been replaced all the way to the key? Or is it factory looking and Red w/green?
Reason I ask is that your drawing looks like the factory connector, where the "Red" wire would have been Red with a green stripe. Either all the way to the key, or with an isolated and insulated section of another color under the dash. I've seen Gray and Pink too, but mostly it's Red w/green.
That bit between the plug and the key would have been the factory resistor wire. So if it's intact, and the Red is really Red w/green, you probably don't even need that external ballast resistor.
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Just mentioning that in case, during your wire tracing/detective work, you find that you have two resistors in the ignition circuit.
The Brown wire in your drawing would have come from the starter relay's "I" post and give the coil it's juice during start. Not only to make sure it has full 12v for easier starts, but to make sure it has ANY juice in case the ignition switch doesn't make it's connection during START too.
Be curious to hear what you find about that second wire on the chassis side of the ballast resistor.
How is it running now? With all of those added wires, has it been running fine? If not, it'd be a shame to put all the work into hooking up propane and other circuits only to have to track down gremlins still.
Good luck.
Paul
Reason I ask is that your drawing looks like the factory connector, where the "Red" wire would have been Red with a green stripe. Either all the way to the key, or with an isolated and insulated section of another color under the dash. I've seen Gray and Pink too, but mostly it's Red w/green.
That bit between the plug and the key would have been the factory resistor wire. So if it's intact, and the Red is really Red w/green, you probably don't even need that external ballast resistor.
Just thought I'd add another level of electrical cursedness to your plate!
Just mentioning that in case, during your wire tracing/detective work, you find that you have two resistors in the ignition circuit.
The Brown wire in your drawing would have come from the starter relay's "I" post and give the coil it's juice during start. Not only to make sure it has full 12v for easier starts, but to make sure it has ANY juice in case the ignition switch doesn't make it's connection during START too.
Be curious to hear what you find about that second wire on the chassis side of the ballast resistor.
How is it running now? With all of those added wires, has it been running fine? If not, it'd be a shame to put all the work into hooking up propane and other circuits only to have to track down gremlins still.
Good luck.
Paul