oliver 60 coil problem

anthem

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hi guys I have a 1945 oliver 60 row crop I acquired, original 6 volt system, positive ground.it was running, but next day wouldn't start. I had juice to coil but not to distributor side.it had original coil on it..it was wired positive side to distributor.. I installed a new 6 volt coil with no resistor and still no juice on distributor side..is there a special coil i need? with the new coil there wasn't any spec's with it.. thanks..
 
   Did you try it with the wire on the distributor side of the coil going to the distributor unhooked at the coil?   You should see battery voltage at the + terminal, if so the primary side of the coil is good.  With the wire hooked up, if the points are closed the distributor side of the coil is grounded and you won't see any voltage difference.
 
thanks b a star I didn't try it unhooked from coil,,will try it tomorrow,i did take out a plug and ground it and I had a very weak stark when I turned it over.
 
hi B L STAR I unhooked wire asyou suggested and I had juice to dist. side.. I adjusted points and I have spark at spark plug, seems weak though,,i have to charge battery and then I will try again. thanks B L for your knowledge and time I appreciate it
 
(quoted from post at 12:31:26 05/07/15) hi B L STAR I unhooked wire as you suggested and I had juice to dist. side.. I adjusted points and I have spark at spark plug, seems weak though,,i have to charge battery and then I will try again. thanks B L for your knowledge and time I appreciate it

Clean, file and reset or replace the points. Points require periodic maintenance. I seem to have more issues with engines that are not used a lot.
J
 
thanks for reply the points looked good and I reset them to .016, hopefully once 6 volt battery is charged, it will fire up.. my father when I was a boy had a 1940 oliver 60,,and they named my great grandson oliver, so I had to have a 60 take care
 

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