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Hot wire

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I have a wire coming off my ign switch that gets hot if I leave the key in the run position. That normal?
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the resistor wire will get hot while the key is on.
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:yt: and leaving the key in the RUN position for a length of time with the motor not running could damage that wire and it can eat your points in the distributor.
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