[AT] Coil test?

[Bigdog]

Ralph,
    There is no way to reliably test your coil with a VOM.  Coil breakdown is usually related to operation under load combined with heat.  They can be tested with the proper equipment but the simple thing to do is borrow one and replace it or simple purchase a generic 6 volt coil and make the swap.

Bigdog
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ralph Goff 
  To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
  Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 1:20 PM
  Subject: [AT] Coil test?


  Another possibility that came up in a recent discussion of my Cockshutt 40
  and its apparent fuel starvation problem. A friend had a JD 2010 that had
  the same symptoms as my 40. The problem turned out to be the coil. After he
  replaced it the tractor worked fine. Yet it exhibited all the symptoms of
  fuel starvation under load. Pulling the choke would keep it running. Who
  would ever have thought that was a coil problem?
  Now I am wondering , is there any way I can test my six volt  coil  using a
  simple $10 multitester. This tester will handle AC, DC voltage as well as
  ohms.
  Other than that I will have to "borrow" a good coil from somewhere to see if
  it cures the problem on my 40.

  Ralph in Sask.
  http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/


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