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    Posted: 24-February-2022 at 5:31AM
Check your voltage across the battery terminals when the car is running.  You should be somewhere around 13.5 to 14.5 volts.  If it's lower or higher, you have a charging system issue.  I am assuming you have an external voltage regulator on your car?
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   Test the alternator. Local parts place will do it for free. My guess is you caused it somehow moving the wires around during the swap.

-Just throwing it out there as I am not familiar with your setup.
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Hello all, 

I installed a Petronix 1 Ignitor electronic ignition on my 1968 Torino GT 390 and also replaced the old coil (was leaking a bit of oil) with a refurbished model from CJ Pony Parts (yellow cap). The car runs like a top, however my alternator light is on now when running. I was unsure about the infamous pink resistor wire issue, as I had read multiple accounts where people left it stock if using the stock coil (or refurbished).  

Do you think the alternator light is on because of the Petronix 1 installation? Would a failing coil cause this (maybe bad refurbished)? 

What is weird is that the car runs fine (great actually) and did not die when running it for a while, which I thought would happen if the alternator is not charging the system. Any advice/direction to take is greatly appreciated. 

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