Hey guys,
My wife got herself a 1949 8N with a 12 volt conversion.
( Gotta love a woman like that!) Anyway, she has known about the tractor for several years. It has new tires on back, engine rebuild, ran great, no issues there. Before she got the tractor, the guy converted it to 12 volts with alternator. He installed Pertronix ignition and alternator. Not much luck getting it to run after that. it will kick off, but not continue to run.
I have been reading a lot of previous posts about issue. Here's what I have
2.5 ohms at coil.
12.8 volts to coil
Copper cored spark plug wires
Took bolt out of bottom of carb bowl fuel poured out.
Used inline spark plug tester so I could see the spark. Spark looked orange and not white or blue.
Still tracking down problems using meter and will jump start switch. As I was looking to do that, I started checking wires on the OEM resistor. The single lug on the bottom is loose and I can wiggle it a good bit. My question is, is that normal?
Thanks
My wife got herself a 1949 8N with a 12 volt conversion.
( Gotta love a woman like that!) Anyway, she has known about the tractor for several years. It has new tires on back, engine rebuild, ran great, no issues there. Before she got the tractor, the guy converted it to 12 volts with alternator. He installed Pertronix ignition and alternator. Not much luck getting it to run after that. it will kick off, but not continue to run.
I have been reading a lot of previous posts about issue. Here's what I have
2.5 ohms at coil.
12.8 volts to coil
Copper cored spark plug wires
Took bolt out of bottom of carb bowl fuel poured out.
Used inline spark plug tester so I could see the spark. Spark looked orange and not white or blue.
Still tracking down problems using meter and will jump start switch. As I was looking to do that, I started checking wires on the OEM resistor. The single lug on the bottom is loose and I can wiggle it a good bit. My question is, is that normal?
Thanks