47-55.1 Grrr... broke down again!

[Livemeyer]

So my 1951, Mabel, got me about a mile from home today and decided to stop running. The 327 v-8 has been a thorny motor ever since I installed it (I don’t think the CL seller was up front about its issues). Last year I got it on the road and one of my first drives in the truck it died because the coil in the HEI distributor fried. This time, it behave the same way, so I suspect its the same thing. Now, I rewired this truck and 12v goes direct to the distributor. One thing I’m curious about is I have seen firewall mounted ceramic resistors, and I’m curious if I’m supposed to have something like that in line. I’m just thinking out loud here, I am getting AAA to bring her home and then I’ll have my tools and can start troubleshooting.
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