nj82tj
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Thank you in advance to anyone that reads this and replies...
The tractor: 1954 Ford NAA with 12v single wire alternator kit installed.
It ran when it was 6 volt, but I decided to change to a 12 volt system. It's ran 3 times since and runs great when it does. The problem is there is no spark going to the plugs now. It has a new 12volt battery(good charge), new 12 volt coil with internal resistor, new wiring kit(double and triple checked for correct connections) new ammeter, new dist. cap and wires, new rotor, new condenser, new points (properly gaped to .025), new plugs (also properly gaped). The ground is now negative on the tractor so the positive is going into the coil and neg going to the distributor. I can use any wire from the cap and plug it to the coil and get a very nice blue/white hot spark and I also get a strong spark at the points. Absolutely ZERO spark is going from the distributor to the plugs though. Any help is welcome as I'm pulling out my hair trying to figure it out. Thanks.
Nick
Also, I do have the wires in the correct order. 1-2-4-3 when looking at the cap from the right side of the tractor and 1 being in the "3 o'clock" position and the rotor spins with no play in the shaft.
The tractor: 1954 Ford NAA with 12v single wire alternator kit installed.
It ran when it was 6 volt, but I decided to change to a 12 volt system. It's ran 3 times since and runs great when it does. The problem is there is no spark going to the plugs now. It has a new 12volt battery(good charge), new 12 volt coil with internal resistor, new wiring kit(double and triple checked for correct connections) new ammeter, new dist. cap and wires, new rotor, new condenser, new points (properly gaped to .025), new plugs (also properly gaped). The ground is now negative on the tractor so the positive is going into the coil and neg going to the distributor. I can use any wire from the cap and plug it to the coil and get a very nice blue/white hot spark and I also get a strong spark at the points. Absolutely ZERO spark is going from the distributor to the plugs though. Any help is welcome as I'm pulling out my hair trying to figure it out. Thanks.
Nick
Also, I do have the wires in the correct order. 1-2-4-3 when looking at the cap from the right side of the tractor and 1 being in the "3 o'clock" position and the rotor spins with no play in the shaft.
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