[AT] conventional or electronic ignition

[Steve W.]

It will be in the harness somewhere. They used a piece of calibrated
wire to drop the voltage to the points and keep them from burning out so
fast.  Usually you can find it if you follow the wire and feel for the
connection.

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown, New York


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] conventional or electronic ignition


> Steve, I've also seen these distributors on ebay but I should be able
to
> find one fairly locally I would think.
> Can't recall ever seeing a resistor in this truck though. Maybe its
built
> into the coil?
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] conventional or electronic ignition
>
>
> >I wouldn't bother with a conversion kit. Just hit a "salvage" yard
and
> > get an HEI unit from a 74/75 or up GM straight six. They work real
nice
> > and are a drop in. The only thing you will need to do is find the
> > resistor in the circuit to the points and remove/bypass it so that
full
> > voltage goes to the HEI. I think the distributor is also the same as
> > used in the Buick 231 V6 , IIRC. They are super reliable and the
only
> > part I ever had fail is the module IF you didn't put heat sink paste
on
> > it.  If you have a problem finding one just holler, I may have a
couple
> > still around here from my old race car (started with a 74 Nova with
a
> > 250 six and some Clifford parts)
> >
> > Steve Williams
> > Near Cooperstown, New York
> >
>
>
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