Another Front Mount Distributor Question

[RWS904]

6 1/2 month update: she has been running fine ever since I got everything sorted out!

 

[ErikL97]

6 1/2 month update: she has been running fine ever since I got everything sorted out!

Nice!!

 

[Hobo,NC]

Overdue for an update here since I last posted a couple weeks ago. Thanks to ”Wore Out” I found an Allen E-1403 condenser and coil tester and it worked right out of the box. A member of another forum sent me a pdf version of the operating instructions and I was up and running in no time.

Long story short, I had a number of issues working against me, one was definitely self-induced. At some point when installing the distributor cap, I ended up bending the spring on the rotor so it wasn’t making consistent contact with the cap’s center electrode.

I tried six different “new” condensers at various times. In the end, I discovered the original (OLD when I got the tractor) condenser had a nick in the wire and exposed conductor. I shortened the wire and crimped a terminal lug on it and reinstalled the condenser with a new rotor and CAREFULLY installed the cap. Installed a new coil from AMZ (the river company) and it’s been running great for a couple weeks straight.

Just for grins, here are two short videos of testing a weak 6V coil and a normal 12V coil on the Allen tester. I am now a firm believer in spark gap testers (thanks Will-Max).

You don't need a book to diagnosis issues you do need to confirm each step with out a doubt. Spark is the easiest start there prove it.

I glad this is catching on for years you may as well slapped someone if you ask them to prove good spark. Its the low hanging fruit : )