I have been reading the forums for a while but joined today. I am at a loss. I have recently became the owner of a 1952 Ford 8n. Previously it was my wife's uncles. He purchased it several years ago. He grew tired of changing points so he asked me if I would take a look at it. 6v positive ground system
What I have done:
Purchased a new coil from Tractor Supply. The coil indicated no external resistor was necessary on 6v.
I have had great luck with Pertronix in the past so I talked him into purchasing a kit. I made sure to get the kit for the 6v positive ground. I never could get this thing to spark. I tried everything I could read on the internet and even called their tech support line.
I went to Napa and bought a new set of points just to see if we could get it started. Set the points @ .025 and the thing fired right up. Bush hogged for a couple of hours and then started bogging down before quitting. Filed the points to get it back into the barn.
Went to TSC and bought another set of points. Ran for about 4 hrs and the same thing happened.
Here is where I am: Some of the old timers around here say there should be a resistor on the "firewall". I have searched but didn't find the resistor for my side mount distributor. Only for the front mount.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
What I have done:
Purchased a new coil from Tractor Supply. The coil indicated no external resistor was necessary on 6v.
I have had great luck with Pertronix in the past so I talked him into purchasing a kit. I made sure to get the kit for the 6v positive ground. I never could get this thing to spark. I tried everything I could read on the internet and even called their tech support line.
I went to Napa and bought a new set of points just to see if we could get it started. Set the points @ .025 and the thing fired right up. Bush hogged for a couple of hours and then started bogging down before quitting. Filed the points to get it back into the barn.
Went to TSC and bought another set of points. Ran for about 4 hrs and the same thing happened.
Here is where I am: Some of the old timers around here say there should be a resistor on the "firewall". I have searched but didn't find the resistor for my side mount distributor. Only for the front mount.
Any help is greatly appreciated.