Truck is Smoking

[geezer101]

A word of caution - if the coil is over 10 years old it is probably already on it's knees. And the coil needs to be compatible with the resistor or it could run hot. There are coil/resistor combos available on ebay -

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Herko-B108-....c100010.m2109

Says for 87-89 but it will be for all years running 2.0/2.6 engines. Price is low but this vendor has a 5 star rating.

[BJH324JH]

A word of caution - if the coil is over 10 years old it is probably already on it's knees. And the coil needs to be compatible with the resistor or it could run hot. There are coil/resistor combos available on ebay -

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Herko-B108-....c100010.m2109

Says for 87-89 but it will be for all years running 2.0/2.6 engines. Price is low but this vendor has a 5 star rating.

Nice to know they still make these parts for our trucks. I'll definitely keep this in mind for when I save a little bit of cash. As for now, I will proceed to test it and hope everything goes smoothly. Wish me success.

[BJH324JH]

Another embarrassing moment, I installed the spark plug wire going to the ignition coil wrong. The ballast resistor is much cooler now, barley warm. She is now running, I do hear knocking coming from somewhere around the engine, I hope it is not the engine.