[AT] IGNITION advice needed

[John Hall]

Ron, Standard Magneto is probably the cheapest for parts if you decide 
to rebuild it--they are Wico.

1-800-Magneto, you'll need the number off the side of the mag, think it 
is an XH. If you decide to rebuild it, if the old coil is not there you 
will need a set of lamenations/coil core and possibly the 2 little hold 
down clips, they tend to break even if they are there. He may have a 
rebuild kit that includes cap, rotor, gasket, etc.

John Hall


On 10/15/2017 1:33 PM, Ronald Cook wrote:
> A friend brought me an A John Deere with carburetor problems.  He wanted
> me to get it running right for him.  The carb was no problem and the
> tractor runs decent until it shuts off unexpectedly.  Sometime in the
> past, someone has converted the WICO mag to operate like a distributor.
> This is a 1948 model, so it is 12-volt.   It is using an external coil
> that is not internally resisted.  Just a hot 12-volt source from a
> switch to the coil.  It gets hot.  Will this set up work alright if I
> put a resistor in the system or get an internally resisted coil?  If it
> were mine, I would put a distributor on it and it would be fine. Or
> overhaul the mag so it would work.
>
> Ron Cook, Salix, IA
>
>
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