MSD Installation

[zupanj]

I have a question for you guys. I am finally installing my MSD Digital Six Plus ignition box that I bought two years ago. I have hooked several of these up in the past but forgot how I did it. The directions say to bypass the resistor if the coil wire comes through it. I can't tell from the wiring diagram if this is the case mainly because I am not very practiced at reading those diagrams. While reading the post on George's Duster it sounds like the coil comes through the resistor in at least that case though a big block may be different. So my question is do I have to bypass the resistor?

 

[george68hemirr]

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[zupanj]

Well I got the MSD installed and everything seems to be working great. I used the old positive coil lead for my switched power source. I am pretty sure this has the resistor in line. The funny thing is that both sides of the resistor measured 11 volts. Does this make sense to anyone else? I didn't bypass the resistor since there was no voltage drop but i think the should have been one. I also wonder why it only measured 11 volts instead of 12 volts.