Front mount EI question

Tiger Joe · Sep 1, 2014

Don't want to start a points vs EI pissing match just have a question.

Do all petronix kits eliminate the square coil and use a round one?

I plan to keep the tractor 6v neg ground, and am debating switching to EI simply because quality iggy parts are hard to find nowadays.

JMOR · Sep 1, 2014

(quoted from post at 22:00:46 09/01/14) Don't want to start a points vs EI pissing match just have a question.

Do all petronix kits eliminate the square coil and use a round one?

I plan to keep the tractor 6v neg ground, and am debating switching to EI simply because quality iggy parts are hard to find nowadays.

o, most do not.

Tiger Joe · Sep 1, 2014

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170925538203

That's a link to the kit I was looking at.

So that would leave the tractor looking completely stock from the outside?

Bob · Sep 1, 2014

"Do all petronix kits eliminate the square coil and use a round one?"

NO, not unless you buy the complete kit for more $$$$.

"quality iggy parts are hard to find nowadays"

There's all sorts of suppliers on the 'net that have the SMP/Blue Steak points, and will be glad to send them to you, if none of the local auto parts stores will help you.

For hobby use, there's no reason a good set of points won't last 5 or ten years, anyhow. (Unless you have a "stall it and leave the ignition switch "ON" tenancy!)

Royse · Sep 1, 2014

I don't have any problem finding quality ignition parts.
Voltage regulators are another story however. :roll:
But to answer your question, you would need to buy the kit
that includes the round can coil conversion or roll your own.

carlntexas · Sep 1, 2014

I plan to keep the tractor 6v neg ground

You sure it's neg. ground.

Bob · Sep 1, 2014

"You sure it's neg. ground."

Should be and that's the way it left the factory and what someone has done to it are two different things!

NOXJohn · Sep 2, 2014

The part you noted is for an 8N with 6 volt
positive ground electrical system and front
mounted distributor. This system would leave the
square can coil in place. I would not recommend EI
for a 6 volt system. A slight drop in voltage and
it will not fire. I have converted all my 8Ns to
12 volts and the front mounts to EI. EI on a 12
volt system works fantastic. Turns over great and
fires up quickly in the winter. A 6 volt system
with quality points would do the same thing but
requires much more maintenance.

Tiger Joe · Sep 2, 2014

Thanks for the replies.

Yes I just saw that the slightest voltage drop could cause the EI to not fire.

Started a new thread to address my current weak spark situation

Hobo,NC · Sep 2, 2014

(quoted from post at 06:00:46 09/02/14) Don't want to start a points vs EI pissing match just have a question.

Do all petronix kits eliminate the square coil and use a round one?

I plan to keep the tractor 6v neg ground, and am debating switching to EI simply because quality iggy parts are hard to find nowadays.

If I were gonna go EI I would want a round can coil 6 are 12V...
I would not buy into the myth of 6V EI's having low voltage issues I have had my hands on one and it fired well at 4V's..

I buy all my EI conversions from advance auto because they have a good return policy for me its no questions asked

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