My father left me 10 acres and a broken down Ford 3000. Well, long story short, Youtube is amazing for learning how to fix things when you don't have a clue.
I'm getting grief from the Pertronix Ignitor points replacement though. They say hook the red wire up to the ballast resistor but after a lot of grief looking for it I found out I have a resistor wire. I spiced in the red wire upstream just above the resistor wire so it gets 12V and left it in place for the 6V coil. (I believe its 6V..doesn't say but it has 1.5 ohms between the poles.)
All I'm getting is backfire. Do I need to get a 12V coil? Did I connect the red wire in the wrong place? Pertronix instructions are poor. Also on my kit 1231 the magnet doesn't set flush on top with the module and, even though they gave me an acrylic gauge, the gap is too close for the gauge and can't be adjusted. I'm assured this is the right kit for that tractor. Any tips? I have no idea what I'm doing. I just watch a lot of videos and do what they do.
I'm getting grief from the Pertronix Ignitor points replacement though. They say hook the red wire up to the ballast resistor but after a lot of grief looking for it I found out I have a resistor wire. I spiced in the red wire upstream just above the resistor wire so it gets 12V and left it in place for the 6V coil. (I believe its 6V..doesn't say but it has 1.5 ohms between the poles.)
All I'm getting is backfire. Do I need to get a 12V coil? Did I connect the red wire in the wrong place? Pertronix instructions are poor. Also on my kit 1231 the magnet doesn't set flush on top with the module and, even though they gave me an acrylic gauge, the gap is too close for the gauge and can't be adjusted. I'm assured this is the right kit for that tractor. Any tips? I have no idea what I'm doing. I just watch a lot of videos and do what they do.