Douglas Lloyd
Member
Good evening all,
Just installed a Pertronix EI kit purchased from this site and am getting no spark whatsoever. Tractor ran OK with conventional points and condenser up until today.
1952 Ford 8N sidemount, pretty stock other than a Just 8N's 12v negative ground conversion kit installed in May of this year, which has worked fine, thanks to the help and encouragement of members on this forum. The 12v coil included in the kit tests out at 3 ohms resistance across the terminals, which is what the Pertronix EI kit calls for. No external resistors anywhere, as this one wire alternator does not use one.
It sure is nice to get more than one 'rump' out of the starter and the tractor was running OK this summer. But the points were getting bad (small bump on moving contact, big pit on stationary contact) so it was time to replace these or go with the EI kit.
I'm pretty sure I followed the instructions - these are very good and the diagrams are clear, but I am getting no spark at any of the plugs now. Starter zings along on 12 volts and the engine turns over great, but no ignition.
In their troubleshooting section, Pertronix suggests disconnecting the red ignitor wire from the + coil connection and jumpering it directly to the battery, which I tried. Same results - no spark anywhere.
Is it possible to test this system at each connection for the correct voltages? I have a good analog VOM.
thanks,
Doug in east TN
Just installed a Pertronix EI kit purchased from this site and am getting no spark whatsoever. Tractor ran OK with conventional points and condenser up until today.
1952 Ford 8N sidemount, pretty stock other than a Just 8N's 12v negative ground conversion kit installed in May of this year, which has worked fine, thanks to the help and encouragement of members on this forum. The 12v coil included in the kit tests out at 3 ohms resistance across the terminals, which is what the Pertronix EI kit calls for. No external resistors anywhere, as this one wire alternator does not use one.
It sure is nice to get more than one 'rump' out of the starter and the tractor was running OK this summer. But the points were getting bad (small bump on moving contact, big pit on stationary contact) so it was time to replace these or go with the EI kit.
I'm pretty sure I followed the instructions - these are very good and the diagrams are clear, but I am getting no spark at any of the plugs now. Starter zings along on 12 volts and the engine turns over great, but no ignition.
In their troubleshooting section, Pertronix suggests disconnecting the red ignitor wire from the + coil connection and jumpering it directly to the battery, which I tried. Same results - no spark anywhere.
Is it possible to test this system at each connection for the correct voltages? I have a good analog VOM.
thanks,
Doug in east TN