I've got another ballast resistor I plan to gut if everything works. Could I try it by temporarily wiring the two ends that attach to the ballast and then hooking the red wire to the + on the coil?
If you still have the OE coil I would suggest not bypassing the ballast as it is needed with the coil for it to have a long life and instead concentrate on the P unit in the dist for what ain't right cuz bypassing it wont fix what is the culprit here. If you have a specific P coil for your level of P system (I II or III) or another brand of coil intended for full 12V then by all means bypass it for max power
