BOB

To describe more clearly what I'm talking about. The back side of the bracket that goes on the side of the ceramic resistor where the spring of the resistor can be seen has a bump in it so I guess to hold it in the slot where the spring is for security but it also seems to touch the spring. Won't that cause it to ground out? Hope you get this message this morning so I can fix my tractor today. Thanx Bob in advance

Ron, Thats pasted from your other Post. I down loaded the Instructions from the Pertronix web site but they don't have a front-mount coil except the round (Auto) type. If they provided you a coil "Square" its most likely an OEM original that requires both Ballast Resistors.

1.) It does not matter where you mount the added Ballast Resistor, "for the coil", as long as its somewhere between the ignition Switch & the top of the Coil. You could mount it near the coil.

2.) The hot wire from/to the "12V" Pertronix Modual MUST be connected to the 12V switched side of the ignition Switch. That is a point "before" any Ballast Resistance that feeds the coil.

3.) Make sure the device they supplied you is indeed a Ballast Type. Your description suggest it is.., but the Round metal Can type is NOT a Ballast and may cause your OEM original Ballast to Fail. BTW: IMHO Pertronix seem to Know what they are doing. You just have to ask the right questions and they have a 800 number.