Burnt Wires from Mag?

munson1086 · Oct 2, 2015

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well and that harvests are going smoothly!

I've been having terrible starting issues with the DC - finally decided to change to a distributor after I converted to 12V. So far the DC has been firing right up, with barely half a crank with the starter.

What I found when converting seemed interesting - all but one wire was burnt where they connected into the cap on the mag. I have never seen this before - what could have caused this? They were all new copper core wires. This is most likely why my starting problems were getting progressively worse.

Matt

mEl · Oct 2, 2015

(quoted from post at 10:40:01 10/02/15) Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well and that harvests are going smoothly!

I've been having terrible starting issues with the DC - finally decided to change to a distributor after I converted to 12V. So far the DC has been firing right up, with barely half a crank with the starter.

What I found when converting seemed interesting - all but one wire was burnt where they connected into the cap on the mag. I have never seen this before - what could have caused this? They were all new copper core wires. This is most likely why my starting problems were getting progressively worse.

Matt

As far as I am concerned you made the correct call going to the 1111411 Delco setup, I recently bought a 53 DC and it had the International inline distributor on it and I replaced that with a 1111411 with the newer Pertronix Ignitor 2 module, I also used the Spiral core wire wound wires as recommended by Pertronix. It is an easy conversion and eliminates any effects of bushing wear in older setups.

Mel

D beatty · Oct 2, 2015

Looks like wire was not pushed all the way in and spark was arching.

CHUCK CAMBIS · Oct 2, 2015

exactly what i thought! one like new, one crispy and two a little south. If the wires are in good shape otherwise i would just trim them slightly to get the wire exposed to the connector tip and then slide the boot back out of contact and try 'em! Big problem with the boots, they don't fit well (too tight) and tends to unplug the wires. the distributor may be a great answer to many that use the electric start, but some of us older guys will stay with the mag that has worked well for the last 75 years! and yes they too need maintenance to perform properly, but then we do too! Happy Tractoring!

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