Hey, I only observed that of three vendors offering wiring harnesses the coil wire is coded "pink".
The color of the wire is only the color of the wire..

Overall your conclusion agrees with the Crane Tech and my present view that a ballast resistor is needed. The box the coil came in says 1.5 ohm internal resistance so what am I to believe otherwise?
Follow the link to “Pertronix Coil” and read it in its entirety; 40,000 Volt Canister Coils Clearly states their coil is internally ballast, wether it is 1.5Ω or 3Ω

The Crane engineer says there needs to be a ballast resistor of 1.2-1.9 ohms in addition to the internal 1.5 ohms so that is what I will try with a 1.6 ohm ballast.
I never argued the need, I simply said the current (amperage) value of the resistor needs to match the coil’s current. And, a coil regardless of its resistance reacts completely different in a circuit than a resistor.


The other suspicious "coincidence" is that my present dilemma occurred right after upgrading the alternator voltage so let me see how long a new coil lasts with the ballast resistor.
Why assume by coincidence and take a chance, when a simple test will confirm.

In my previous career I successfully built several instruments with analog circuits using the "fluid flow" analogy for electrons (except for capacitors).
You are way too smart for me…..