8n front mount dist. (1948 I believe) with previous cobbled 12v conversion by previous owner. I have looked over a couple of JMOR's 8n wiring diagrams and what I have does not follow anything I see.
Was running good until I probably burned points/coil more than likely. Key on while jumper cables were attached and charging from running lawn tractor.
It will not turn over even if jumping and even if jumping directly to starter lug and ground. Generally if the battery was charged it started well and ran fine. Now that I managed to jack it up I figure it might be the appropriate time to make the wiring right. It is very poorly wired right now.
I am considering getting a new wiring harness and making everything correct as a starting point. I believe it has a 6v coil presently and it still has a long white ceramic resistor behind the dash that is in use.
Wondering that if I do the wiring harness and get the correct resistor block and a 12v coil would that be a good direction to go. As it won't even crank I am kind of scratching my head at the moment..
I have cleaned up some of the connections but have some more to go. Starter button (oem type) is loose and needs tightening. could that be causing a poor ground issue?
I want to clean the batt ground cable connection where it connects to the body and the area where the starter is mounted still.
I am no expert when it comes to electrical that is for sure.. I do have circuit tester , multimeter, sparkplug tester for troubleshooting.. and I have time...lol
Any thought on where I should begin are appreciated..
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Was running good until I probably burned points/coil more than likely. Key on while jumper cables were attached and charging from running lawn tractor.
It will not turn over even if jumping and even if jumping directly to starter lug and ground. Generally if the battery was charged it started well and ran fine. Now that I managed to jack it up I figure it might be the appropriate time to make the wiring right. It is very poorly wired right now.
I am considering getting a new wiring harness and making everything correct as a starting point. I believe it has a 6v coil presently and it still has a long white ceramic resistor behind the dash that is in use.
Wondering that if I do the wiring harness and get the correct resistor block and a 12v coil would that be a good direction to go. As it won't even crank I am kind of scratching my head at the moment..
I have cleaned up some of the connections but have some more to go. Starter button (oem type) is loose and needs tightening. could that be causing a poor ground issue?
I want to clean the batt ground cable connection where it connects to the body and the area where the starter is mounted still.
I am no expert when it comes to electrical that is for sure.. I do have circuit tester , multimeter, sparkplug tester for troubleshooting.. and I have time...lol
Any thought on where I should begin are appreciated..
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