Wiring Issues

[mholmes]

I hot wired my BCDD but I know that I did it incorrectly. I have it wired directly off the battery so it's a constant on. The battery is now dead on the car and I thinking that it's due to the BCDD being wired this way. What is the correct way to wire the BCDD so it's not a drain on the battery. I know the BCDD is bad since the car now idles down when shifting.

[HizAndHerz]

On your '77 you can hook the BCDD to the white/black wire on the coil's balast resistor. That voltage is switched by the key and won't drain your battery.

[mholmes]

Great, thx, funny that I can do wiring in a house and don't know squat about car systems

[mholmes]

Ok, thought this would be simple to find on my CD Rom service manual...but where is the ballast resistor located?

[Zs-ondabrain]

Ok, thought this would be simple to find on my CD Rom service manual...but where is the ballast resistor located?

The ballast resistor is the white ceramic peice, with 2 terminals, located near the coil on the inner fender. Forward of the left strut tower