Bentley help

[jdbubb at verizon.net (Dan Bubb)]

Typically the manufacturing of a model year begins some months before that 
year actually begins.
In your case if you have the later MK II body style you should be looking at 
the 82 wiring diagram.
The wire that you're talking about simply bypasses a "ballast" resistor when 
the engine is cranking.
The ballast resistor drops the voltage that the coil sees when the engine is 
running and the voltage is > 12V. When the engine is cranking and the 
starter sucks the life out of the battery and drops its voltage , the 
ballast resistor is bypassed so the coil get enough voltage to start the 
car.
The 82 (and later) model didn't have the ballast resistor.
I guess the coil design evolved so that it could withstand the heat of full 
voltage at all times.

Keep going Lexan! Sounds like you're learning a lot!
Dan

From: "Lexan Blanchard" <lexan_122874@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:56 AM
Subject: Bentley help


> When referring to the Bentley, is the year for the car the model year or 
> the manufactured year?  This is why (I have model year 1982, but 
> manufactured in 1981, early model with mono-wiper and full size spare).  I 
> am looking at the starter section.  It says I should have a wire running 
> from 15a terminal on starter to 15 terminal on coil, but it is not there. 
> So, I look at the wiring diagram for a '82, and no wire is listed to 
> connect the 2 directly.  But if I look at the wiring diagram for a 1981, 
> there is a direct wire from coil to starter.  Help!
>
> Thanks!
> Lexan
>
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