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Re: FORD 8N BATTERY PROBLEM
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Posted by Jon Hagen on July 13, 2000 at 12:24:01 from (63.160.193.248):
In Reply to: FORD 8N BATTERY PROBLEM posted by SAM on July 12, 2000 at 21:08:09:
If you started the tractor after connecting the battery backwards you most likley welded the regulator cutout contacts together. this would explain why the cables spark when you connect them even though everything is turned off. You had a 6V pos ground generator having a head on collision with a neg ground 6V battery which would cause a 12V dead short. You may be able to save the regulator if you break the contacts apart and dress them with a point file.
You may also need to polorize the generator.
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