Electronic Ignition

[goreje]

Looking for information on converting my 1948 8N to 6V Positive Ground Electronic Ignition. Has anyone hand any luck doing this? Were there other parts that had to be changed/converted?

 

[Bob]

It's apparently easy enough to do. I would get the kit with the conversion to a "round-can" coil included.

Rumor has it the 6 Volt units can fail to spark as the battery gets weak during cranking and the electronics run short of voltage. 12 Volt units are better for this reason

 

[John T]

Check with Petronix

http://www.pertronix.com/

Im fairly sure they make electronic ignition switches for 6 volts and Pos or Neg ground.

In order to get the most bang for the buck and utilize the advantages that elec switch has to offer, I would also use a high energy high voltage coil (let Pertronix match coil to switch) and run a little wider plug gap.

Best wishes

John T
Pertronix

 

[JiminIA]

Very easy to do and saves alot of headache. Ebay has about the best prices..Jim