OP
jwremodeling2006
New member
I have side mount distributor I am going to some voltage test today cables are new
ford 8n starting probloms
- Thread starter jwremodeling2006
- Start date
- Views: 2687
-
- Tags
- ford 8n
LD1
Epic Contributor
Then you have no resistor.
And what size are the cables?? Voltage drop is a much bigger concern on 6v than it is on 12v
OP
jwremodeling2006
New member
It is side mount I just checked the voltage on battery and there is 6.28 volts and I is a 6 volt system
EE_Bota
Veteran Member
6.3 is nominally correct since we are talking 2.1 volts per cell.
LD1
Epic Contributor
Now clamp/hold the meter on the battery, and hit the starter and see what the voltage drops to?
Soundguy
Old Timer
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2002
- Messages
- 51,575
- Location
- Central florida
- Tractor
- RK 55HC,ym1700, NH7610S, Ford 8N, 2N, NAA, 660, 850 x2, 541, 950, 941D, 951, 2000, 3000, 4000, 4600, 5000, 740, IH 'C' 'H', CUB, John Deere 'B', allis 'G', case VAC
ditto.
also put a volt meter from bat hot to starter hot andf measure vdrop.
on a 6v system.. you don't want to see more than 1.5 normally.. and 2 max. that means you should be leaving 4.5v to the coil and a minimum of 4.. etc. less than that on the round coil systems and you will get weak spark.
the front mount have a more rudimentary coil.. and it can operate with coil voltages ( at the coil ) of 2.5-3v with 2.5 being poor spark.. etc..
